Google Slapped with $463M Fine for Mishandling Location Data

The European Union's data privacy regulator for Google has fined the tech giant $463 million for mishandling location data. The fine is related to three features of Google's services: 'Web & App Activity', 'Location History', and 'Location Accuracy'. According to the regulator, these features allowed Google to collect users' location data from 2018 to 2020, in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The fine was issued by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), which began investigating Google after receiving complaints from European consumer rights organizations. The regulator ordered Google to bring its location data processing into compliance within six months.