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Google Slapped with €403M Fine for Location Data Mishandling

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Google has been fined €403 million ($463 million) for breaching the EU's data privacy rules. The company mishandled users' location data, according to the bloc's data watchdog.

The fine is a result of an investigation into Google's handling of location data from mobile devices. The European Union has strict rules governing the use of personal data, and companies that breach these rules can face significant fines.

Google's breach was uncovered by the EU's data privacy watchdog, which found that the company had mishandled users' location data. The exact details of how Google mishandled the data are not specified in the report.

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