by Rosalyn Page | Dec 3, 2019 | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), customer loyalty programs, digital platforms inquiry
The data practices of loyalty programs must stop automatically linking members’ payment cards to their loyalty scheme profiles and changes are needed consumer and privacy law, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) final report into...
by Vanessa Mitchell | Nov 1, 2019 | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Mergers and acquisitions, Prime Media, Seven West Media
Seven announced its plans last month to merge with Prime by acquiring all its issued shares, in order to become ‘the leading wholly-owned commercial premium broadcast, video and news network across Australia, reaching over 18 million people each month’. It is also...
by Nadia Cameron | Oct 29, 2019 | Advertising, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), consumer protection, digital platforms inquiry, Google, media companies
Just months after hinting at further action in its Digital Platforms Inquiry report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings against Google, alleging misleading conduct around consumer data usage.
by Vanessa Mitchell | Oct 22, 2019 | american express, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), customer loyalty programs, Deloitte, Finder, flybuys, Qantas, Virgin, woolworths
Submissions are now closed following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC’s) draft report highlighting a number of concerns about customer loyalty programs, in particular the sharing of consumer data without consumer knowledge.
by Rosalyn Page | Sep 24, 2019 | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), online advertising, online reviews, reviews
TripAdvisor has released its first fake review report, detailing the volume of fake reviews found on its site in 2018 and its efforts to find and remove fraudulent reviews.
by Vanessa Mitchell | Sep 6, 2019 | accc, Amazon Prime, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), customer loyalty programs, Qantas, Telstra, Virgin
As many big players ramp up their loyalty program efforts, the ACCC has released a draft report highlighting a number of concerns about the programs, in particular the sharing of consumer data without consumer knowledge.
