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European Union fines Google $590 million for data location breach
21 Sept 2026, 10:38 UTC · 3 independent sources
🚨 GOOGLE FINED $590 MILLION BY EU
The fine was issued by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
Google infringed the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation between May 2018 and February 2020.
It has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data.
Source: The Straits Times, The Guardian #Europe
Sources
- The Straits Times
European Union fines Google $590 million for data location breach
- The Guardian
Google is fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
- The Hindu
Irish privacy regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing