This is the latest in a series detailing developments in
competition and consumer law in Australia, including the activities
of Australia's competition and consumer regulator, the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
(ACCC), published judgments, recently issued
proceedings and any relevant changes in the law.
This article covers events which occurred between May and August
2022. The previous update is available here.
Judgments
Google ordered to pay $60 million in penalties for
data collection misrepresentations
The Federal Court has ordered Google to pay $60 million in
penalties for misrepresenting to Android users that the phone
setting titled "Location History" was the only setting
which affected whether Google collected their personal location
data. In fact, there was another phone setting called "Web
& App Activity" which also enabled Google to collect
personal location data of users (and was turned on by default),
even if the "Location
