Regulation & enforcement

Google’s location data privacy failures draw a €403 million fine

Published September 24, 2026 · Malwarebytes Labs

Ireland's data protection authority has issued a €403 million penalty against Google over how it handled users' location information. Regulators found that switching off the Location History setting didn't reliably prevent the company from logging where people traveled.summary

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