importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-09-21T22:27:31+05:30

Google Penalized €403 Million for GDPR Breaches Involving Location Data Handling

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Google was fined €403 million for GDPR violations related to improper handling of location data through features like Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy. The Irish Data Protection Commission ordered compliance within six months, marking the fourth-largest fine issued by the DPC.

Google has been fined €403 million for breaking the EU's data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people's location data from May 2018 to February 2020.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google's lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within 6 months. The DPC has not said publicly which

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