Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach
Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data
Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) by the European Union's data privacy watchdog for violating strict privacy rules regarding users' location data. The bloc's watchdog found that Google mishandled users' location data in Web & App Activity, a setting that tracks browsing and search history, as well as in Location History, a service that maps places users have been with their mobile phones.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission, as the lead regulator for the EU, found that Google did not lawfully, fairly, or transparently process this personal data. The investigation, which began six years ago, examined Google's compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from its implementation in 2018 until February 2020.
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