Google fined over €400m by Irish regulator over location data

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 14:53 · Archive

Google has been fined more than €400m by Ireland's Data Protection Commission over its use of location data.

The fine follows a six-year inquiry launched after complaints from European consumer organisations. Google allegedly manipulated users into agreeing to constant tracking on mobile phones, allowing it to target adverts and infer interests without clear awareness.

How it is being reported

• Google hit with $463M fine for EU location data rule breachGoogle has been fined $463 million for breaching the European Union’s strict privacy rules because it mishandled users’ location data, the bloc’s data privacy watchdog said Monday.New York Post · 21 Sept, 18:49
• EU fines Google €403 million for improperly using location dataIreland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that "can be as harmful as no enforcement at all".France 24 · 21 Sept, 16:05
• Irish regulators fine Google over use of location dataThe Irish Data Protection Commission fined Google for violating location data usage rules on Monday.UPI · 21 Sept, 15:11
• Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violationsThe penalty follows an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights organisations.BBC News · 21 Sept, 13:30
• Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location dataWatchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones. The fine, imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints from multiple European consumer organisations that Google was following every step users took. Continue reading...The Guardian · 21 Sept, 11:57

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