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 March 2021 and
July 2021. The previous update is available here.
Judgments
Google misled Android phone users about the
collection of their personal data
The Federal Court has found that Google misled Android phone
users in relation to the personal location data it collected
through those phones. As reported in our June/July 2020 update, the ACCC alleged that
Google represented that users could opt out of location data
collection by turning off the 'Location History' setting,
whereas actually, even with the setting off, Google would continue
to collect, store, and use personally identifiable
