Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
Summary
Google has been fined over €400 million by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for how it used people’s location data on mobile phones. The fine is related to complaints that Google made it hard for users to know they were being tracked and that this tracking could reveal private information.Key Facts
- Google was fined €403 million for its handling of location data.
- The fine was issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC).
- Complaints came from seven European consumer groups about privacy violations.
- Research showed location data could reveal sensitive details like religion, health, or political views.
- The investigation covered Google’s data use between May 2018 and February 2020.
- Google updated its policies and tools on location data after 2019.
- The DPC ordered Google to fix its data processing within six months to follow EU privacy rules (GDPR).
- This is the fourth-largest fine by the Irish regulator, which also fined Meta and TikTok.
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