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Jeannie Marie Paterson and Elise Bant April 20, 2021 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google, after the Federal Court found Google misled some Android users about how to disable personal location tracking. But will this decision actually change the behaviour of the big tech companies? The answer will depend on the size of the penalty awarded in response to the misconduct. In theory, the penalty is $1.1 million per contravention. There is a c...

Why The Federal Court Should Throw The Book At Google Over Location Data Tracking Share Published 3 hours ago: April 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm - To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix.   The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google. The Federal...

Why Australian courts should drag Google for its dubious location tracking practices An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. An independent news and commentary website produced by academics and journalists. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google. The Federal Court found Google misled some Android users abou...

Image: Henry Perks / Unsplash To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. The Federal Court has found Google misled some users about personal location data collected through Android devices for two years, from January 2017 to December 2018. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (A...

By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google. The Federal Court found Google misled some Android users about how to disable personal location tracking. Will this decision actually change the behaviour of the big tech companies? The answer will depend on the size of the penalty awarded in response to the misconduct. In theory, the penalty is A$1.1 mil...

The Federal Court has found Google misled some users about personal location data collected through Android devices for two years, from January 2017 to December 2018. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) says this decision is a “world first” in relation to Google’s location privacy settings. The ACCC now intends to seek various orders against Google. These will include monetary penalties under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), which could be up to A$10 million or 10% ...

© Andre M Chang/ZUMA Wire/REX/Shutterstock Cellphone Google Earth Google has been found to have "partially" misled Australian consumers about collecting their location data, according to a federal court ruling handed down on Friday. The court found that Google continued to collect "Location History" on some Android and Pixel phones, even for customers who ticked "No" or "Do not collect" on their settings. The action was brought by the consumer rights watchdog, the Australian Competition and ...

Date Time Google misled consumers about collection and use of location data The Federal Court has found that Google LLC and Google Australia Pty Ltd (together, Google) misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December 2018, in a world-first enforcement action brought by the ACCC. “This is an important victory for consumers, especially anyone concerned about their privacy online, as the Court’s decision sends a strong mes...

Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, the logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris. Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday, April 16, 2021.Michel Euler/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, t...