Google Fined €403 Million by Irish Regulator for EU Location Data Breach

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed the penalty on Alphabet Inc.’s Google for mishandling user location data between 2018 and 2020.

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8 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 21 Sept 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 21 September at 09:43 UTC; The Guardian Business followed 1h 14m later. The most recent article, from Hacker News, appeared on 21 September at 22:33 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, Fortune, Quartz, Hacker News.

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21 Sept, 09:43Bloomberg Technology Google Fined By Irish Watchdog For Location Data Rule Breach
21 Sept, 10:57The Guardian Business Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
21 Sept, 12:42ABC News Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach
21 Sept, 14:31Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews Google fined $463 million for breaching EU location data rules
21 Sept, 15:05France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines EU fines Google €403 million for improperly using location data
21 Sept, 15:28Fortune Google fined €403 million by EU over location data privacy violations
21 Sept, 17:20Quartz Google fined $463 million over location tracking
21 Sept, 22:33Hacker News Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over processing of location data

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