{
  "id": 8949440,
  "title": "EU fines Google €403 million for improperly using location data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/eu-fines-google-403-million-for-improperly-using-location-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T15:05:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260921-eu-fines-google-%E2%82%AC403-million-for-improperly-using-location-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ireland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that \"can be as harmful as no enforcement at all\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Microsoft, Google took down $66 million cybercrime marketplace that sold virtual machines with free software",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/microsoft-google-took-down-66-million-cybercrime-marketplace-that",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:20:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}