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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Google LLC (No 2)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Google LLC (No 2) [2021] FCA 367; (2021) 391 ALR 346
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtFederal Court of Australia (single judge, Thawley J)
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A digital service provider engages in misleading or deceptive conduct contrary to s 18 of the Australian Consumer Law where its on-screen setup representations lead privacy-conscious consumers to believe that turning off one location setting prevents all location-data collection, when a separate default-on setting also enables such collection.

Area of Law

consumer

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