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ACCC launches fresh proceedings against Facebook for misusing consumer app data Regulatory watchdog is alleging Facebook used data collected by its Onavo Protect app to inform marketing and consumer acquisition activities The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is once again instigating proceedings against Facebook, this time for allegedly misusing consumer data relating to a VPN app for marketing purposes. The regulatory watchdog is alleging Facebook and its subsidiaries, Facebook Israel and Onavo, misled Australian consumers by positioning the Onavo Protect virtual priv...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 2020 has been 'interesting', to say the least. But there is no doubt that the pandemic has hastened the adoption of emerging digital technologies, ushered in a new era of remote and flexible working arrangements, increased organisations' reliance on digital infrastructure and exposed our tech-related strengths and weaknesses alike. Leaving 2020 in the rear-view mirror, we count down our top 10 predictions for 2021 and beyond in the domain of Digital Law in Australia. 10 – Increasing regul...