Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over processing of location data
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- The Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Google €403 million for GDPR violations related to location data processing.
- The inquiry covered three features: Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy, from May 2018 to February 2020.
- Google was found to have infringed on lawfulness, fairness, transparency, and retention obligations under the GDPR.
- Google must bring its processing into compliance within six months and pay the fine.
- The DPC noted that location data can reveal private information and users may have been unaware of how their data was used.