Google $GOOGL was fined €403 million ($463 million) on Monday by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for breaching E.U. privacy rules through its handling of users' location data.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission found Google mishandled location data across three features from 2018 to 2020
Google $GOOGL was fined €403 million ($463 million) on Monday by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for breaching E.U. privacy rules through its handling of users' location data.
The DPC, which serves as the lead E.U. regulator for Google because the company's European headquarters is in Dublin, said Google was found to have breached the General Data Protection Regulation through three specific product features: Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy. The inquiry covered the period from May 25, 2018, when GDPR took effect, through February 4, 2020.
The commission found that Google breached lawfulness and fairness obligations in Web & App Activity and Location History, accountability obligations in Location Accuracy for failing to demonstrate GDPR compliance, and transparency obligations across all three features. Regulators also found Google retained location data in W...