Tag: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 18:54 UTC

  Australia files lawsuit against Alphabet Google for misleading consumers on stored personal data

  

  Australia's consumer regulator filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday, alleging it misled consumers about how it was collecting, storing and using personal location data.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 04:23 UTC

  Samsung sued in Australia for misleading publicity: allegedly Galaxy phones have proven not water proof

  

  Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it is suing the local unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics, alleging it misled consumers by promoting its Galaxy smartphones as water resistant.