Irish Privacy Regulator Fines Google $461 Million for Breaching EU Data Rules
The commission is the lead regulator in the bloc for most major U.S. tech firms’ operation in Europe.
TL;DR
- Google fined 403 million euros by the EU's leading data privacy regulator.
- The fine is for breaching the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Violations occurred in the processing of user location data for specific features.
- The period of infringement was between March 2018 and February 2020.
- Google claims the investigated policies have been updated.
- Google must bring processing into compliance within six months.