Google fined €403m over GDPR breaches in Ireland

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million for breaches of European information privacy laws related to the tech giant’s processing of its users’ location history and data. It is understood that Google may appeal elements of the decision. Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the processing of such data must be lawful, fair and transparent.Google has been given six months to address the issues. However, the tech giant said the case centres around “historical policies” that have since been updated. The company now allows users to delete their data automatically once a certain period has expired, between three and 36 months. Google also stores location data that populates the Timelines feature on Google Maps on users’ devices, and simplified the management of how personal data is used for ad personalisation. The €403 million fine is the fourth largest that the DPC has handed down since the GDPR came into force. The largest remains Meta’s €1.2 billion fine imposed in 2023. Do you think that tech data breaches are everyone it is only that it has not been discovered ?