Google fined for location tracking
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Ireland’s data protection regulator fined Google €403 million for unlawfully processing users’ location data between 2018 and 2020, citing inadequate transparency and use for advertising.
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Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
'As a result of Google's failures... individuals could have been unaware that their location was being used to influence them with ads or to infer their interests,' said Graham Doyle, deputy commissioner for Ireland's Data Protection Commission.
www.lemonde.fr
September 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
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noyb.eu
September 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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It’s been 8 years since we published our report on how Google tricks people into extensive location tracking, and simultaneously filed complaints against Google.
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Google Fined €403 Million Following Consumer Council Report
Google has been fined €403 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission after the Norwegian Consumer Council exposed how the company manipulated users into accepting extensive tracking.
www.forbrukerradet.no
September 21, 2026 at 11:04 AM
It’s been 8 years since we published our report on how Google tricks people into extensive location tracking, and simultaneously filed complaints against Google.
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...