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Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data

Original: Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over processing of location data

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million following an inquiry into how the company processes users' location data. The decision, announced by the watchdog, adds to a series of major European privacy enforcement actions against large technology firms over how they collect and handle personal information without sufficient legal basis or user clarity.

Why now: The size of the fine and its implications for how tech companies handle location tracking under EU privacy law are drawing wide attention.

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