# Google fined €403m by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations

https://mins.news/en/item/67439

- BBC News, 2026-09-21 12:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1e52v16ngxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403m for processing location data in ways it found unlawful, unfair and non-transparent under GDPR. The case covered three location-related features between 2018 and 2020, and Google was ordered to comply within six months. Google said the historical policies have since been updated and cited recent privacy improvements.

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