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Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data

CANBERRA, Australia — Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday. The Federal Court decision was a partial win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, which has been prosecuting Google for broader alleged breaches of consumer law since October 2019. Justice Thomas Thawley found that Google misled Android… Source link

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Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday. The Federal Court decision was a partial win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, which has been prosecuting Google for broader alleged breaches of consumer law since October 2019. Justice Thomas Thawley found that Google misled Android mobile device users about personal… Source link

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Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data

CANBERRA – Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday. The Federal Court decision was a partial win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, which has been prosecuting Google for broader alleged breaches of consumer law since October 2019. Justice Thomas Thawley found that Google misled Android mobile device users about personal location data… Source link

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Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law

By Colin Packham, Byron Kaye CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to pay media companies for news content, despite opposition from some minor political parties. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Google app icon is seen in front of the Australian flag in this illustration taken January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The government introduced amendments to the so-called Media… Source link

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Facebook to reverse ban on Australian news

GlobeNewswire Europe Dietary Supplements Market Worth $33.80 Billion by 2027; Prominent Companies Such as Archer Daniels and Nestle to Focus on Widening Their Business Horizons: Fortune Business Insights™ Top companies covered are Suntory Holdings Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), Danone S.A. (Paris, France), Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (California, United States), GlaxoSmithKline plc (Brentford, United Kingdom), Amway Corp (Michigan, United States), Pfizer Inc. (New York, United States), Nestle S.A. (Vevey,… Source link

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Facebook and Google Diverge in Response to Proposed Australian Law

SAN FRANCISCO — For months, Facebook and Google have been locked in a stare-down with news publishers and lawmakers in Australia. At the heart of the fight is whether the tech giants should pay news organizations for the news articles that are shared on their networks. Under a proposed law from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, both Google and Facebook would be required to negotiate with media publishers and compensate them for the content that appears on their sites.

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