Regulation & enforcement

EU data regulator fines Google more than $460 million for location data violations

Published September 21, 2026 · The Record

Ireland's data protection authority has concluded a probe opened in early 2020 into how Google handles users' location information. The regulator is imposing a penalty of roughly €403 million, equivalent to about $462 million, for violations tied to that processing.

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