Irish Privacy Regulator Fines Google $461 Million for Breaching EU Data Rules
The commission is the lead regulator in the bloc for most major U.S. tech firms’ operation in Europe.
The European Union’s main data privacy regulator has fined Google 403 million euros for violating the bloc’s privacy rules in how it processed user location data. The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission found Google infringed on the GDPR between March 2018 and February 2020. Google stated that the policies under investigation have since been updated, but the company must also comply with the order within six months.
- Google fined 403 million euros by the EU’s leading data privacy regulator.
- The fine is for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Violations occurred in the processing of user location data for specific features.
- The period of infringement was between March 2018 and February 2020.
- Google claims the investigated policies have been updated.
- Google must bring processing into compliance within six months.
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