Google says €403m Irish fine was over ‘historical’ location tracking practices
By Matthew Newman ( September 21, 2026, 10:19 GMT | Insight) -- Google Ireland has been fined €403 million by Ireland’s data watchdog, following a six-year probe into whether it processed users’ location data illegally. It found that Google’s processing of location data unlawful, unfair and insufficiently transparent, and its data retention excessive. The company had failed to show compliance with its accountability obligations for location accuracy. Google stressed it had changed its practices after 2019.Google Ireland has received one of the biggest EU privacy fines to date after a six-year Irish probe into whether it processed users’ location data illegally. ...
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