Google faces Irish location-tracking decision after consumer groups' complaints
By Matthew Newman ( September 18, 2026, 15:53 GMT | Insight) -- Google could face a decision as soon as next week from Ireland’s data watchdog about whether it processed users’ location data illegally, the European consumer group which coordinated the original complaints about the tech giant's practices in 2018 said. The decision is expected to conclude one of the Ireland's Data Protection Commission's longest-running investigations which began in 2020.Google could face a decision as soon as next week from Ireland’s data watchdog about its long-running probe into whether it processed users’ location data illegally, the European consumer group which coordinated the original complaints about the tech giant's practices in 2018 said....
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