GENERAL22 Sept 2026
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU's privacy rule on location data
Ireland's data privacy watchdog has fined Google 403 million euros, about $463 million, for mishandling users' location data under the EU's privacy law, GDPR. Its six-year investigation looked at Web & App Activity, Location History and Android's Location Accuracy feature. Google says it updated these policies from 2019. If your business tracks location data, review your consent and transparency notices.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Google 403 million euros for failing to lawfully or fairly process users' location data.
- The regulator found Google was not lawful, fair or transparent with personal data in Web & App Activity, Location History and Android's Location Accuracy feature.
- Google said the case centres on historical policies that have since been updated, and the watchdog still has three other privacy investigations involving Google.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If your business collects or uses customer location data, review your privacy notices and consent process now, and ask a professional to check how that data is collected, stored and used. This is general guidance, not an opinion on your specific case.
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