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Australia’s consumer commission takes computer systems company to court

Lilia Guan

Attempted cartel for National Gallery of Australia tender. The Australian Consumer Competition Commission has initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Delta Building Automation Pty Ltd (Delta) and its sole director, Timothy Davis, for involvement in an alleged attempt to rig a bid in connection with a tender conducted…

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Google misled Australian users about the collection and use of location data

Lilia Guan

Tech giant’s conduct was found to be liable to mislead the public. Australia’s 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…

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Allegations Google misled Australian consumers on expanded use of personal data

Lilia Guan

Australian consumer rights commission launches Federal Court action. The Australian Consumer Competition Commission (ACCC) has alleged, multinational company – Google — misled consumers about expanded use of personal data and launched Federal Court proceedings against the company. According to the ACCC, Google allegedly misled Australian consumers to obtain their consent…

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Australia’s broadband services held up for business services during lock-down

Lilia Guan

Internet services was a concern for Aussie CIOs during pandemic. The Australian Competition and Consumer Competition said its Critical Services Report showed broadband speeds and connectivity held up well during May 2020 despite a big increase in the use of video conferencing and streaming services due to COVID-19. According to…

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