The Federal Court has found that Google misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices between January 2017 and late 2018, in a world-first action brought by the ACCC. https://t.co/56SHboJCrJ pic.twitter.com/VkhuWPCPOH
— ACCC (@acccgovau) April 16, 2021
"The Federal Court has found that [Google] misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices between Jan '17 - Dec '18. The ACCC is seeking declarations, pecuniary penalties, publications orders, and compliance orders." https://t.co/PMv2nhZOWk
— DHH (@dhh) April 16, 2021
If you think confusing privacy settings are some kind of accident, you’re living in a dream world. https://t.co/ugBNuTkUIS pic.twitter.com/YZgs3ssb9Z
— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) April 16, 2021
MY COMMENT PIECE ON TODAY'S FEDERAL COURT RULING AGAINST GOOGLE: Google privacy settings are a mess & today's judgment is the tip of the iceberg https://t.co/HBwTqtDWkR #Google #privacy @acccgovau pic.twitter.com/3m9yKbqyVi
— Chris Griffith (@chris_griffith) April 16, 2021
Force Google to delete the data it wasn't supposed to collect. A fine won't deter this behaviour. https://t.co/IxPmQSSh0B
— Justin Warren ⬡ (@jpwarren) April 16, 2021
Court: ...users “acting reasonably” would not have thought that saying yes to “Web and App Activity” tracking would also give permission to use “location data” https://t.co/8vimygfp3u
— GRB (@elgaree) April 16, 2021
This seems like the right decision, and a good incentive for tech companies to phrase opt-outs and other terms clearly. "What would a reasonable non-expert expect from this?" seems like a good standard to hold tech companies' terms to. https://t.co/DgoavM3iFj
— Sam Bowman (@s8mb) April 16, 2021
This is a win for Australian consumers. It also sets a precedent in court over the collection of personal data that might be useful for the ACCC in future https://t.co/11Zj9nBn7Z
— Belinda Barnet (@manjusrii) April 16, 2021
"Users were not informed that turning off location history but leaving the "Web & App Activity" setting on would allow Google to continue to collect data, the court found"https://t.co/WwZNB7lRKw
— hakan (@hatr) April 16, 2021
This is a huge court win that could have implications worldwide. https://t.co/bQNmw8DBKH
— Jen Dudley-Nicholson (@jendudley) April 16, 2021
Google misled customers about use of location data, Australian court rules https://t.co/01Pdl3qgzl
— chris zappone (@chrizap) April 16, 2021
Breaking: In a decision touted by the consumer watchdog as a world-first, the Federal Court ruled digital giant Google had misled some users about how the company was collecting and using location data.#Google #ACCC https://t.co/DOkBJaACjZ
— The Age (@theage) April 16, 2021