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Irish Google adtech probe draft conclusion due in early 2026, official says

By Matthew Newman ( November 19, 2025, 15:10 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s advertising data probe in Ireland should produce its preliminary conclusions in the first quarter of 2026, one of the three commissioners at the Irish Data Protection Commission has told MLex. Dale Sunderland, a Commissioner for Data Protection, also said the watchdog is pursuing a separate investigation into an Irish data broker accused of selling precise smartphone location data.An Irish investigation into Google's advertising data practices should produce its preliminary conclusions in the first quarter of 2026, one of the three commissioners at the country's Data Protection Commission told MLex on Wednesday....

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