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Federal Court rules Google misled consumers on location data collection and use

by | Apr 16, 2021 | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), consumer engagement, consumer privacy, consumer protection, Federal Court of Australia, Google, location data, media companies, mobile devices, Mobile Marketing, privacy

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is claiming a world-first after the Federal Court found Google guilty of misleading consumers about how personal location data collected across Android devices was captured and used.

Google defends competition in adtech ecosystem as industry responds to ACCC interim adtech report

by | Jan 29, 2021 | adtech, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), digital advertising, digital advertising services inquiry, digital marketing, digital platforms inquiry, Google, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia

Google has defended its position as a connector and supporter of digital advertising services and stressed continuing levels of competition across the ecosystem in its preliminary response to the ACCC’s interim adtech services inquiry report released yesterday.

ACCC: Lack of competition, choice and transparency pervades Australia’s adtech supply chain

by | Jan 28, 2021 | adtech, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), digital advertising, digital advertising services inquiry, digital marketing, digital platforms inquiry

A lack of competition, choice and transparency pervades Australia’s digital advertising supply chain and it’s hurting publishers, advertisers and consumers alike, says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Google’s threat to remove search from Australia if it’s forced to pay news media for content draws industry, government ire

by | Jan 22, 2021 | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Facebook, Google, media companies, news media

Google’s threat to remove its search engine offering from Australia unless a ‘workable’ solution is found to the proposed News Media Bargaining Code has drawn the ire of the Prime Minster through to industry groups and media organisations.