Google fined R$ 2.4 billion for using geolocation data in Europe
Graduated in journalism from Paulista University. Worked in media outlets such as Folha de S.Paulo and Rede Brasil de Televisão. She is a reporter for Oeste in São Paulo.
TL;DR
- Alphabet, Google's owner, was fined €403 million (around R$ 2.4 billion) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC).
- The fine is for violating EU data protection rules concerning user geolocation data.
- The investigation, which began in 2020, found breaches of the GDPR between May 25, 2018, and February 4, 2020.
- The DPC cited a lack of transparency and accountability in how Google processed location data.
- Google must now adapt its practices within six months.
- The company stated that the issues relate to past practices and that it has updated its data management tools since 2019.