Google hit with €403 million GDPR fine over location tracking

Keypoints

• The DPC fined Google €403 million over location data processing.
• The inquiry covered Google’s practices from May 2018 to February 2020.
• Regulators found GDPR violations in lawfulness, fairness, and transparency.
• Google also failed to meet accountability obligations for Location Accuracy.
• The company must bring its processing into compliance within six months.