Ireland Fines Google €403 Million Over Location Data Practices
爱尔兰对谷歌开出4.03亿欧元罚单，涉位置数据处理违规
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined Google 403 million euros, or about 463 million dollars, for breaching European privacy rules in its processing of users’ location data. The regulator, which announced the decision on September 21, found that Google did not provide sufficient transparency about how it used location information in web and app activity and location history, and kept the data longer than allowed under the General Data Protection Regulation. The DPC also ordered Google to bring its processing into compliance within six months. It is one of the largest fines imposed on a US tech company by the Irish watchdog, after a record 1.2-billion-euro penalty on Facebook owner Meta in 2023. Google said it is reviewing the decision. The case is part of a broader European crackdown on how big technology companies handle personal data.
爱尔兰数据保护委员会9月21日宣布，对谷歌处以4.03亿欧元（约合4.63亿美元）罚款，原因是该公司在处理用户位置数据时违反欧洲隐私法规。监管机构认定，谷歌在“网络与应用活动”和“位置记录”等功能中，未向用户充分说明位置信息的使用方式，并超过了《通用数据保护条例》（GDPR）允许的时限保留数据。DPC同时责令谷歌在6个月内将数据处理行为整改合规。这是爱尔兰监管机构对美国科技公司开出的较大罚单之一，仅次于2023年对Meta开出的创纪录的12亿欧元罚款。谷歌表示正在审议该决定。此案是欧洲对大型科技公司个人数据处理行为加强监管的一部分。
