The Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location data
Background information Date of final decision: 21 September 2026 National case Legal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 6 (Lawfulness of processing), Article 12 (Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject) and Article 13 (Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject) Decision: Administrative fine, compliance order Key words: GDPR enforcement, technology, accountability, data subjects rights Summary of the Decision Origin of the case The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced its final decision following an inquiry into Google Ireland Limited (Google). This own-volition Inquiry was launched by the DPC, in its role as the Lead Supervisory Authority for Google, in February 2020, following receipt of complaints from several European consumer rights organisations, including BEUC, regarding Google’s processing of location data in