Google gets another $460 million fine for misusing user data
The Irish data privacy regulator found Google guilty misusing users' location history and web activity.
Google faces another hefty fine of $460 million ($462 million) as the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) penalizes the tech giant for mishandling user data. The DPC, acting on behalf of the European Commission, alleges that Google breached the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by collecting and storing users' location history and web browsing activity.
According to the commission, this data could have been utilized for targeted advertising purposes or to sway user decisions. Google's legal woes continue to mount, with the European Court of Justice previously ruling in July 2026 that the company had violated its dominant market position by favoring its own services. The court upheld its earlier judgment in the landmark antitrust case, alongside a penalty of $4.67 billion.
Earlier in the month, the European Commission imposed a near-$1 billion fine on Google for alleged violations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Despite these setbacks, Google has managed to receive some relief from the ongoing lawsuit in the United States concerning its monopoly in digital ads.
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