Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Google Fined $463 Million Over EU Location Data Breach
Google has been ordered to pay a large fine in Europe.
The fine is 403 million euros, which is about $463 million.
Ireland’s privacy regulator investigated how Google handled location information.
Location information can show where people have been with their phones.
The investigation looked at Google’s Web & App Activity and Location History settings.
Regulators said Google did not handle this data lawfully or fairly.
They also said Google was not clear enough about how Android’s Location Accuracy feature processed personal data.
The decision is connected to the European Union’s strict privacy rules.
Google was fined 403 million euros, or $463 million, for breaching European Union privacy rules.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said Google mishandled users’ location data.
The investigation examined Google’s Web & App Activity and Location History services.
Regulators said Google did not lawfully or fairly process location data through those services.
The watchdog also found problems with Google’s lawfulness, fairness and transparency in Android’s Location Accuracy feature.
- Who
- Google was fined by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
- What
- Google received a 403 million euro fine for breaching European Union privacy rules involving location data.
- When
- The Data Protection Commission announced the decision on Monday.
- Where
- The investigation was conducted by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission under European Union privacy rules.
- Why
- Regulators said Google unlawfully, unfairly or insufficiently transparently processed location data in several services and features.
- Fine
- 403 million euros
- Dollar equivalent
- $463 million
- Regulator
- Ireland’s Data Protection Commission
- Services examined
- Web & App Activity and Location History
- Mobile feature examined
- Location Accuracy in Android
- Regulatory framework
- European Union privacy rules