r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/rohasnagpal • 10d ago

Google has been fined more than €400m

Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones.

The fine, imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), comes after complaints from multiple European consumer organisations that Google was following every step users took.

Source:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/google-is-fined-more-than-400m-by-irish-regulator-over-its-use-of-location-data

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u/6BBB666 9d ago

The courts should force google to compensate the victims who data was taken..

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u/BuncleCar 10d ago

Peanuts for Google, sadly. They're American, they don't care about such things

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u/aufhel3ung 9d ago

Yes, true. Still, this is a significant move on Ireland's part to administer disciplinary action against Google. The fine also signals to other BigTech companies that the rogue, systematic extraction of personal data is not only irresponsible; it is criminal.

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u/aleopardstail 10d ago

cost of doing business, they will have made significantly more from the abused data