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Ireland fines Google €403M over unlawful location-data tracking

Consumer groups welcome ruling but call enforcement too slow

3 Sep 21 6:44 AM · 2d ago · 40 articles · 33 posts · 2 comments · 6 sources · development 3 of 4

BEUC and the Norwegian Consumer Council, whose research underpinned the original complaint, praised the decision but criticized the six-year timeline as disproportionate to the seriousness of the violations.

Consumer groups welcome ruling but call enforcement too slow
theguardian.com

“the time needed to come to this conclusion is disproportionate with the seriousness of the infringement” arguing “late enforcement can be as harmful as no enforcement at all”

Agustín Reyna, director general, BEUC

Google Fined companyData Protection Commission (Ireland) Lead GDPR regulator for Google in the EUGraham Doyle Deputy Commissioner, DPCBEUC (European Consumer Organisation) Original complainantNorwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerrådet) Research body behind original complaint

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  1. 24 outlets Google Fined More Than €400 Million by Irish Regulator Over Location Data Privacy Breaches

    first by Yahoo Finance, 2d ago · also Daily Tribune, Le Monde.fr, Le Monde EN, France 24 EN, France 24, Fortune +17

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