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Ireland fines Google €403m over location-data processing
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The Irish Data Protection Commission imposed a fine on Google for its processing of users’ location data.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google €403m for unlawfully and unfairly processing users’ location data, finding that users could have been unaware of its use. Google was ordered to comply with GDPR within six months.
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The Irish Data Protection Commission imposed a fine on Google for its processing of users’ location data.
3 of 3 sources“fined Google €403 million ($462 million)”
The Data Protection Commission ordered Google to bring its location-data processing into compliance with the GDPR within six months.
3 of 3 sources“ordered Google to comply with the European Union's GDPR within six months”