Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach
Summary
Google was fined 403 million euros ($463 million) by the European Union for breaking privacy rules. The fine is for how Google handled users’ location data through its services like Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy in Android phones.Key Facts
- The fine was issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the main EU regulator for Google.
- The fine covers the period from the start of the EU’s privacy rules in 2018 until February 2020.
- Google did not follow the law about processing location data fairly and transparently.
- Location data can show where a person has been and reveals private information.
- Google said it updated its policies and tools from 2019 onwards to improve how it manages location data.
- This is the fourth largest privacy fine by the Irish regulator; bigger fines have been given to TikTok and Meta.
- The Irish watchdog has three other active privacy investigations against Google.
- Google’s European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland, so Irish regulators lead these investigations.
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