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Irish watchdog fines Google EUR 403 million over unlawful location data use

Ireland's DPC fined Google Ireland Limited EUR 403 million under the GDPR after a six year inquiry, finding its Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy features unlawful, unfair and poorly explained, and ordered compliance within six months.

Verified AI-drafted Irish Data Protection Commission press release, 21 September 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish whether Google will appeal or how its data practices will actually change.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. GDPR fine enforces existing EU law over Google Ireland, changes no ownership/operation/law answer. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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