by Nadia Cameron | Apr 22, 2022 | Advertising, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Consumer law, digital advertising, Federal Court of Australia, legal action, marketplaces, Trivago
Accommodation comparison website, Trivago, has been ordered to pay penalties of $44.5 million by the Federal Court for misleading consumers two years after being found in breach of Australian consumer law.
by Nadia Cameron | Feb 8, 2022 | Australian Privacy Commissioner, Facebook, Federal Court of Australia, privacy laws, Social Media Marketing
The Australian Information Commissioner has progressed a step further in its quest to pursue Facebook for breaches of Australian privacy law after the Federal Court rejected the social media giant’s appeal against a ruling to continue proceedings.
by Nadia Cameron | Jul 23, 2021 | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Consumer law, COVID-19, Federal Court of Australia, Lorna Jane, retail
Lorna Jane has been penalised $5 million by the Federal Court after admitting it made false and misleading consumer claims around its ‘LJ Shield Activewear’ technology suggesting it would prevent customers catching Covid-19.
by Nadia Cameron | 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.
