--- title: Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over... description: Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403M (about $463M) for breaches related to how it processed users' location data through Web & App... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data | daily.dev og:description: Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403M (about $463M) for breaches related to how it processed users' location data through Web & App... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JLESv9Hsv.png og:image:alt: Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403M (about $463M) for breaches related to how it processed users' location data through Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy settings between May 2018 and February 2020. The regulator found violations of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, accountability, and data retention rules under GDPR. Google has six months to bring its data processing into compliance. The case originated from complaints filed in 2018 by consumer groups in seven European countries, building on Norwegian Consumer Council research showing Google's interface design nudged users into leaving tracking enabled. Google says the case concerns historical policies since updated, citing auto-delete controls introduced in 2019. This is the fourth-largest GDPR fine issued by the Irish regulator, behind the €1.2bn Meta fine from 2023. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Ireland's Data Protection Commission fine Google €403 million? Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million (about $463 million) for breaches of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, accountability, and data retention rules in how it processed location data through Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy settings between May 2018 and February 2020. Google has six months to bring its processing into compliance. _Developers building GDPR-compliant location features can track regulatory rulings like this on daily.dev._ ### How does the Google location data fine compare to other GDPR fines issued by Ireland's DPC? The €403 million fine is the fourth largest penalty Ireland's Data Protection Commission has issued since GDPR took effect, ranking behind the €1.2 billion fine imposed on Meta in 2023 for transferring Europeans' personal data to the United States. _Teams weighing GDPR compliance risk can follow enforcement trends like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google’s $425 Million Fine a Win for Privacy, But Will it Stick?](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-425-million-fine-a-win-for-privacy-but-will-it-stick--q5a7fcntc) · Security Boulevard · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Europe’s GDPR cops dished out €1.2B in fines last year](https://daily.dev/posts/europe-s-gdpr-cops-dished-out-1-2b-in-fines-last-year-kbed4rlbx) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds](https://daily.dev/posts/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds-0edtckgz4) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#data-privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/data-privacy), [#gdpr](https://daily.dev/tags/gdpr) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv"},"datePublished":"2026-09-21T10:36:44.274Z","dateModified":"2026-09-21T10:37:07.110Z","description":"Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403M (about $463M) for breaches related to how it processed users' location data through Web & App...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/adef30fcf1f82b59c18674716097845c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/adef30fcf1f82b59c18674716097845c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,data-privacy,gdpr","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ireland’s data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ireland-s-data-watchdog-has-fined-google-403m-over-location-data-jlesv9hsv#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why did Ireland's Data Protection Commission fine Google €403 million?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million (about $463 million) for breaches of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, accountability, and data retention rules in how it processed location data through Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy settings between May 2018 and February 2020. 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