Google Faces Privacy Probe in EU Over Location Tracking (3)

Google faces one more probe in the European Union over concerns the company’s processing of user location data could violate the bloc’s tough privacy rules.

Armed with the power to levy hefty fines, Ireland’s data protection commission on Tuesday also opened a separate investigation into Match Group Inc. and the “ongoing processing of users’ personal data” on its popular dating app Tinder.

The probes add to more than 20 investigations by the Irish authority into big tech companies, including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Apple Inc. The two most advanced cases concern WhatsApp’s transparency around data sharing with ...