Tech giant Google has been hauled into the Federal Court by regulators over allegations it has been misleading consumers about the personal location data it collects, keeps and uses.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it was the first time a regulator anywhere in world had taken on the global giant, which has a current market value of about $US880 billion (A1.3 trillion), over the alleged misuse of personal data.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/google-faces-accc-federal-court-misleading-use-of-data/11649356
Google sued by ACCC after allegedly misleading customers over location data collection
Australia’s competition watchdog is pursuing Google over allegations the tech giant made false or misleading claims about which personal location data it was collecting.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission began proceedings against Google in the federal court in New South Wales on Tuesday, alleging it breached the law through a series of on-screen representations made as users set up Google accounts on their Android mobile phones and tablets.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/29/google-sued-by-accc-after-allegedly-misleading-customers-over-location-data-collection