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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

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