Google has been fined €403 million ($463 million) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching EU privacy rules over its handling of location data. The investigation, which began in 2020 following complaints from consumer rights groups, examined Google's processing of location data between May 2018 and February 2020 across three features: Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy. The DPC found Google failed to fairly or lawfully process data in Web & App Activity and Location History, and did not meet GDPR transparency requirements for all three features.

The regulator also cited violations of GDPR location data retention rules. Google must make its location data processing compliant within six months. The company stated the case centers on historical policies updated since 2019, noting it has launched robust tools for managing location data.

This marks the DPC's fourth-largest GDPR fine, trailing a $1.3 billion penalty against Meta. Google faces additional EU scrutiny, including a $4.7 billion Android antitrust fine and a $1 billion penalty for unfairly prioritizing its own services in Search results, with three other large-scale DPC inquiries still ongoing.