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Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data

TechnologyBy Lisa O’CarrollSep 21, 2026, 10:57 AM
Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
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PUBLISHEDSep 21, 2026, 10:57 AM
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Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones.

The fine, imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints…

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