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Irish regulator hits Google with €403m GDPR fine over invasive location tracking
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Fusion42 · 22 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million for breaching GDPR by storing user location data longer than necessary and using it for targeted advertising without sufficient user transparency from May 2018 to February 2020.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, and 42 sources have reported it between 21 Sep 2026 and 29 Sep 2026.
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You must tighten how you collect and store location data to avoid heavy fines in Europe as enforcement catches up after years of delay. This signals stricter scrutiny on transparency and data retention policies by EU regulators.
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42 sources · first reported 21 Sep 2026 · latest 29 Sep 2026
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