Progress

Current status
concluded
09 Dec 2022 concluded
27 Jul 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

09 Dec 2022
concluded

Australian Federal Court dismisses ACCC lawsuit against Google for allegedly misleading consumers about expanded use of personal data

On 9 December 2022, the Australian Federal Court dismissed a case brought in 2020 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against Google for allegedly misleading consumers to obtain their consent to expand the scope of personal …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type closure
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
27 Jul 2020
under deliberation

ACCC files lawsuit against Google for allegedly misleading consumers about expanded use of personal data

On 27 July 2020, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company misled users in order to obtain their consent to expand the personal data it collects. The ACCC claims Google has not …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority

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