Posts tagged "accc"

The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech behemoth Google for unlawful monopolisation.

The $8.5 million fine imposed on iSelect in Australia for misleading conduct confirms the appalling state of the price-comparison market.

Physio chain Back in Motion has removed allegedly unfair contract terms from its franchise agreements after an ACCC investigation.

Apple and Google dominate the app market. Now the ACCC is investigating whether that arrangement is undermining app developers.

The Morrison government has balked at calls for an overhaul of franchising, and will instead pursue minor changes to existing regulations.

Google fancies itself a champion of small businesses, but the tech giant's professed devotion to SMEs in service of its own commercial interests is disingenuous.

Google has threatened "dramatically worse" search results for Aussie businesses under a code of conduct with media companies.

Google has admitted a glitch in its search algorithm yesterday was the culprit of a "massive shift" in traffic away from small businesses.

Google is being sued by the ACCC over claims it failed to properly inform millions of consumers about changes to the way it stored their personal data.

Gmail has stepped up its security measures to prevent identity impersonation — an issue which has been on the rise in Australia.

The Federal Court has found Kogan misled consumers in a 2018 tax time sale by price jacking 600 items before discounting them.

Small businesses are hoping music licensing fees will change in Australia after the ACCC decided APRA must provide more transparency.