Technology
ACCC’s tracking win over Google a small step in the right direction – Sydney Morning Herald
Big tech is still choosing to treat privacy policies like marketing documents and more pressure will be needed to dispel the opaque terms they impose on consumers….
The consumer watchdogs court win over Google this month should serve as a warning to big tech that privacy and data settings must be made as transparent as possible, but more pressure will need to be exerted to dispel the opaque terms and conditions they impose on consumers.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had alleged that Android devices, in 2017 and 2018, were set up in such a way that someone creating a new Google account would not be adequately informed about whether…
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