EU fines Google over location data breach
Most outlets reported the fine as a legal setback for Google, citing the amount as over €403 million and noting the violation involved location data processing. The News International and Business Recorder mentioned the involvement of Ireland’s data protection regulator and the GDPR framework. 24 News HD and Arab News Pakistan described the fine as coming from the EU acting through Ireland’s watchdog, while also noting the eight-year timeline since the initial complaint. BOL News repeated the same framing in both excerpts, emphasizing the regulator’s role and the GDPR violation.
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EU fines Google 403 mn euros for location data breach
Ireland's data protection watchdog, acting on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google 403 million euros ($462 million) for improperly using users' location data, eight years after consumer groups complained.
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Google faces €403 million GDPR fine over location data
Google has faced another legal setback after Ireland’s data protection regulator ordered the tech giant to pay a fine of more than 400 million euros for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Irish privacy regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing
DUBLIN: The lead EU data privacy regulator for most of the biggest internet companies fined Alphabet’s Google search engine €403 million ($463 million) after an inquiry into its processing of location data, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said on Monday. The Irish watchdog found that Google infringed European Union privacy rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) throug...
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Google faces â¬403 million GDPR fine over location data
Google faces €403 million GDPR fine over location data Google has been hit with another legal setback in which the tech giant is ordered to pay more than 400 million euro in a penalty for violating GDPR Ireland’s Data Protection Commission launched an inquiry into Google Ireland...
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