{"id":25022,"date":"2026-09-21T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/google-fined-more-than-e400m-by-irish-regulator-over-its-use-of-location-data\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:37:14","slug":"google-fined-more-than-e400m-by-irish-regulator-over-its-use-of-location-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/google-fined-more-than-e400m-by-irish-regulator-over-its-use-of-location-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Google fined more than \u20ac400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests<\/p>\n

Google has been fined more than \u20ac400m (\u00a3345m) over the way it processed users\u2019 location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones.<\/p>\n

The fine, imposed by Ireland\u2019s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints from multiple European consumer organisations that Google was following every step users took.<\/p>\n

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\nWatchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests
\nGoogle has been fined more than \u20ac400m (\u00a3345m) over the way it processed users\u2019 location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones.
\nThe fine, imposed by Ireland\u2019s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints from multiple European consumer organisations that Google was following every step users took. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests Google has been fined more than \u20ac400m (\u00a3345m) over the way it processed users\u2019 location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones. The fine, …<\/p>\n

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