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- Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million for mishandling user location data between May 2018 and February 2020.
- The violations involved Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy features.
- Regulators found that Google failed to meet transparency, accountability, and lawful processing requirements under the GDPR.
- Google has six months to bring its data processing into compliance with the order.
What to watch next
- Publication of the full Data Protection Commission decision.
- Potential appeal by Google to the Irish High Court within 28 days.
- Regulatory assessment of whether Google's current data practices satisfy the compliance order.
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Graham Doyle
Deputy Commissioner
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“these failures meant people could have been unaware that their location was being used, for example, to influence them with ads or to infer their interests. They could also lose control of their personal data, and keeping it for so long made that worse.”
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…are narrower. Google broke the transparency rules and the GDPR's accountability rules because it could not demonstrate that this processing was lawful, fair and transparent. DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said these failures meant people could have been unaware that their location was being used, for example, to influence them with ads or to infer their interests. They could also lose control of their personal data, and keeping it for so long made that worse. At €403 million, the fine is the fourth-largest the DPC has issued. It cannot be collected yet, because a DPC fine becomes payable only after an Irish court confirms it. Google can appeal to the High Court within 28…
Agustín Reyna
director general
1 quote · 1 outlet
“Late enforcement can be as harmful as no enforcement at all”
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…day it announced the inquiry. The decision came more than 6.5 years after the inquiry opened. In comments reported by NewsIreland.EU, BEUC director general Agustín Reyna welcomed it but criticized how long it took. " Late enforcement can be as harmful as no enforcement at all ," he said.…
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