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Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over processing of location data

Hacker News Monday 21 September 2026, 22:33 UTC By DeepLogin 1 min read
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Article URL: https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/latest-news/data-protection-commission-fines-google-eu403-million-following-inquiry-googles-processing-location Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794354 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

Article URL: https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/latest-news/data-protection-commission-fines-google-eu403-million-following-inquiry-googles-processing-location

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794354

Points: 4

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Data Protection Commission (ORG) Google €403M (ORG)
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