Australia: Federal Court fines Google 60 million for misleading users about the collection and use of location data
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Federal Court fines Google 60 million for misleading users about the collection and use of location data
On 12 August 2022, the Federal Court of Australia fined Google AUD 60 million for misleading users about the location data it collects, stores and uses. The court found that Google did not properly disclose to consumers that both the “Location Histo…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2019-10-29
under deliberation
2021-04-16
under investigation