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Google was fined 463 million dollars because it broke EU location data rules.

Google was fined 463 million dollars because it broke EU location data rules.

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September 22nd, 2026

Google was fined 463 million dollars because it broke EU location data rules.

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The EU data privacy regulator spoke on Monday. It said Google did not handle user location data well.

歐盟的資料隱私監管機構在週一說,谷歌沒有好好處理使用者的位置資料。

This broke the EU privacy rules.

這違反了歐盟的隱私規則。

So Google was fined 403 million euros. That is about 463 million US dollars.

所以谷歌被罰款4.03億歐元,大約是4.63億美元。

The Irish Data Protection Commission said it did a study.

愛爾蘭資料保護委員會說,他們做了調查。

The study found Google broke the law. It was not fair in "Web & App Activity" and "Location History".

調查發現,谷歌在「網頁與應用程式活動」和「位置紀錄」中,處理位置資料的方式不合法,也不公平。

The regulator also found Google broke the law. It was not fair or open with personal data in Android's "Location Accuracy".

監管機構也發現,谷歌在Android的「位置精確度」功能中處理個人資料時,沒有做到合法、公平和透明。

Ireland is Google's main regulator in the 27-country EU.

愛爾蘭是谷歌在27國歐盟的主要監管機構。

This is because Google's European headquarters is in Dublin.

因為谷歌的歐洲總部在都柏林。

This investigation started six years ago.

這項調查在六年前開始。

It checked how Google used the GDPR from 2018 to February 2020.

它檢查谷歌從2018年《一般資料保護規則》生效起,到2020年2月期間,怎麼使用這個規則。

Google said in a statement that this case is about past policies.

谷歌在聲明中說,本案的重點是過去的政策。

These policies were later updated.

這些政策後來已經更新。

Google said it has changed its practices a lot since 2019.

谷歌說,從2019年起,他們已經大幅調整做法。

They also launched tools to make managing location data easy.

他們也推出工具,讓管理位置資料變得簡單。

The regulator said location data is personal data that Google collects.

監管機構說,位置資料是谷歌蒐集的個人資料。

It can be used to guess where someone is.

它可以用來推斷某人的所在位置。

Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said location data can help. But it can also hurt.

副專員葛拉漢·道爾說,位置資料可能有好處,也可能造成傷害。

It can also reveal a lot of information about a person.

它還可能揭露很多關於個人的資訊。

This is the fourth largest EU privacy fine from the Irish regulator.

這是愛爾蘭監管機構開出的第四大歐盟隱私罰款。

This agency gave bigger fines to TikTok and Meta before.

這個機構之前曾對TikTok和Meta開出更高的罰款。

This includes a 1.2 billion euro fine for Meta.

其中包括對Meta的12億歐元罰款。

The regulator says there are three other privacy cases about Google. These cases are still open.

監管機構說,目前還有另外三項涉及谷歌的隱私調查正在進行。

September 22nd, 2026

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