Google fined €403 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for GDPR violations
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a fine of €403 million ($463 million) on Google for breaching the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The penalty stems from how Google handled users' location data through three features: Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy between May 25, 2018, and February 4, 2020. Regulators found that Google failed to meet GDPR requirements for lawfulness, fairness, accountability, and transparency in these areas. The DPC also noted that location data was retained longer than necessary by the company. In addition to the fine, Google has been ordered to bring its data processing practices into compliance within six months. The tech giant responded by stating it had updated policies since 2019 and introduced tools like auto-delete controls for user data. This is one of several ongoing investigations against Google in Europe. Since becoming a lead EU regulator under GDPR, the DPC has collected over €4 billion in fines from major U.S. tech companies.
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