{
  "id": 8913361,
  "title": "Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/google-fined-more-than-400m-by-irish-regulator-over-its-use-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:57:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/google-is-fined-more-than-400m-by-irish-regulator-over-its-use-of-location-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones. The fine, imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}