Security News > 2020 > February > Ireland's Privacy Watchdog Probing Google's Data Use

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is launching an investigation into how Google uses customer data for its location services after the privacy watchdog received numerous complaints from consumer rights organizations across the European Union.

The watchdog announced Tuesday that it has initiated an investigation into how Google's Ireland subsidiary, Google Ireland Limited, processes its customer location data and if the company is following rules and guidelines in accordance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.

Data Protection Commission launches Statutory Inquiry into Google's processing of location data and transparency surrounding that processing - https://t.

"The inquiry will set out to establish whether Google has a valid legal basis for processing the location data of its users and whether it meets its obligations as a data controller with regard to transparency," the commission said in a statement.

The latest announcement comes as Google and other U.S. tech companies continue to face increasing privacy scrutiny from European regulators for issues ranging from data breaches to data use and transparency.

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