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Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing

Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing
Channel News Asia Monday 21 September 2026, 09:22 UTC 1 min read
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Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing LONDON, Sept 21 : Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Alphabet's Google €403 million ($463 million) following an inquiry into the search engine's processing of location data, it said in a statement on Monday.

Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data processing LONDON, Sept 21 : Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Alphabet's Google €403 million ($463 million) following an inquiry into the search engine's processing of location data, it said in a statement on Monday. ($1 = 0.8712 euros) Source: Reuters
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