Google Fined €403 Million Over Location Data Practices
Brief
Ireland’s DPC fined Google €403 million over GDPR violations involving location data, transparency, retention and user control.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) just fined Google €403 million, and the case behind it goes back six years, to a set of complaints that never really went away.
The DPC launched the investigation in February 2020 after receiving complaints from several European consumer groups, including BEUC, about how Google handled location data. The investigation covered the period from 25 May 2018, when the GDPR came into force, to 4 February 2020.
“The scope of the Inquiry concerned Google’s processing of location data in three specific features – “Web & App Activity”, “Location History” and “Location Accuracy” between the date of application of the GDPR, 25 May 2018 to 4 February 2020.” reads the DPC’s press release .