australian competition and consumer commission 2016

S245/2016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 3) - [2016] FCA 196 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 3) (24 March 2016) - [2016] FCA 196 (24 March 2016) (Edelman J) - 337 ALR 647; (2016) ATPR ¶42–518 ) In 2008, Google acquired DoubleClick, a supplier of ad-serving technology services to publishers and advertisers.Array CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.

This is combined with other data collected by Google’s own services including YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps and Chrome.The reason Google can do this is that third-party websites and apps also use Google’s services, such as Google Maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.Their agreements with Google allow it to embed its technology into the websites and apps and send your activity information back to Google, without alerting you.Second, the ACCC is concerned Google has combined its own extensive Google account holder datasets with personal data collected by ad tech company DoubleClick, which Google acquired in 2007.Google’s technologies are embedded in millions of third-party websites (and likely many of the ones you use).So it’s well placed to collect data about your online activities, including research you might do on intimate topics such as depression, miscarriage, abortion, diabetes, weight loss, heart disease, divorce, erectile dysfunction and so on.Google can then combine this data with the information it already has about you from its own services, such as where you live, what you buy, where you go and who you associate with.For example, Google has made moves to enter various Further, unless you have changed the “ad personalisation” The ACCC claims Google’s 2016 notification about its increased tracking was misleading. All rights reserved. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Google’s pop-up notification about this move didn’t let users make an informed choice about the increased tracking of their activities.But even if Google gave us the whole story, what can we actually do about growing surveillance?First, Google has been collecting data about what you do on websites that may not seem related to Google at all. The ACCC’s action against Google should be a warning to all companies that currently fudge their privacy terms.But what if Google had been transparent and the pop-up box instead said: “we are going to start collecting your personal data whenever you use third-party websites or apps that use Google technologies”?Given the millions of websites using Google technologies, is it even possible for consumers to avoid this?It argued Facebook’s market power gave it the ability to impose these practices on users, even against their wishes.Australia does not have an “abuse of dominance law” to address single-firm exploitative conduct, such as raising prices or imposing intrusive privacy terms. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. Related matter: S248/2016 – PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd v. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Google used newly combined information to improve the commercial performance of its advertising businesses, alleged the competition regulator, adding that Google also misled consumers about a related change to its privacy policy. CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, LP LLLP, displayed with permission. A Time Warner Company.

[videos] => Array The ACCC says the notification was misleading because:Consumers could not have properly understood the changes Google was making nor how their data would be used and so did not – and could not – give informed consent.It claims Google also misled consumers by stating in its privacy policy that it would not reduce users’ rights under the policy without their explicit consent, but then did exactly that.In this case, the ACCC’s issue is that Google didn’t give consumers the real story about its plan to vastly increase personal data collection and use this information for commercial purposes. The use of this new combined information allowed Google to significantly increase "the value of its advertising products", from which it generated much higher profits. Australia’s consumer watchdog is suing Google for allegedly misleading millions of people after it started tracking them on non-Google apps and websites in 2016.. © Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2020. ) Lower Court Judgment. ( Australia's anti-competition watchdog on Monday launched federal court proceedings against Google, alleging that the subsidiary of Sundar Pichai-run Alphabet misled consumers to obtain their consent to expand the scope of personal data and earn more via targeted advertising. And it might obtain a substantial fine against Google – potentially up to 10% of Google’s turnover in Australia.But to stop tech giants from doing whatever they like with our data, we’ll need to consider Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The notice led with the benign headline, “Some new features for your Google Account”, followed by:We’ve introduced some optional features for your account, giving you more control over the data Google collects and how it’s used, while allowing Google to show you more relevant ads.The statements further down in the notification were arguably unclear about what Google actually planned to change.

"The ACCC considers that consumers effectively pay for Google's services with their data, so this change introduced by Google increased the "price" of Google's services, without consumers' knowledge From June 28, 2016, until at least December 2018, Google account holders were prompted to click "I agree" to a pop-up notification from Google that purported to explain how it planned to combine their data, and sought the consumers' consent for this.The notification also stated, "More information will be available in your Google Account making it easier for you to review and control"; and "Google will use this information to make ads across the web more relevant for you."

It then used this information to serve up highly targeted advertisements without consumers' express informed consent," Sims added.