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The Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location data
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced its final decision following an inquiry into Google Ireland Limited (Google). This own-volition Inquiry was launched by the DPC, in its role as the Lead Supervisory Authority for Google, in February 2020, following receipt of complaints from several European consumer rights organisations, including BEUC, regarding Google’s processing of location data in connection with certain services and products. The scope of the Inquiry concerned Google’s processing of location data in three specific features – “Web & App Activity”, “Location History” and “Location Accuracy” between the date of application of the GDPR, 25 May 2018 to 4 February 2020. The decision, which was made by the Commissioners for Data Protection, finds that Google infringed the GDPR in respect of: The DPC has imposed administrative fines totalling 403 000 000 EUR and has ordered Google to bring its processing into compliance within 6 months.