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 September 2022
and March 2023. The previous update is available here.
Judgments
Federal Court rules in favour of Google regarding
change to privacy policy
The Federal Court has dismissed the ACCC's claims against
Google relating to how Google notified Australian users that it had
changed its privacy policy. The proceeding related to changes
Google made in 2016, whereby a notification appeared for Australian
users and, if the user clicked "I agree", Google would
combine personal information in the user's Google account with
personal information about their activity on non-Google sites. The
ACCC
