Google launches challenge to €403m data protection fine in High Court

The Data Protection Commission found Google had, among other things, infringed GDPR by unlawfully processing users' location data

In September, the commission notified that it had made eight findings of infringement by Google Ireland Ltd of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to three separate Google features called 'Web & App Activity', 'Location History', and 'Google Location Accuracy'. File photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Mon, 09 Nov, 2026 - 16:53

Ann O’Loughlin

Tech giant Google has brought a High Court challenge to a €403m fine by the Data Protection Commission over the processing of users' location data.

In September, the commission notified that it had made eight findings of infringement by Google Ireland Ltd of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to three separate Google features called "Web & App Activity", "Location History", and "Google Location Accuracy".