Google to Pay $42.7 Mln in Penalties for Misleading Users - Australian Watchdog

Reuters2022-08-12

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog said on Friday that Alphabet Inc's Google unit was ordered by the country's federal court to pay A$60 million ($42.7 million) in penalties for misleading users on collection of personal data.

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  • hkwan
    2022-08-12
    hkwan
    5
  • WW1012
    2022-08-12
    WW1012
    Oh
  • KPTan
    2022-08-12
    KPTan
    Tq for sharing 
  • Uncle Pete
    2022-08-12
    Uncle Pete
    So whom is eligible and how do they claim.To post news to your clients, without providing them details on how it effects them or how you can help them lodge a claim, is inappropriate.We rely on your offering supportive advice.
  • Road1Warrior
    2022-08-12
    Road1Warrior
    Penalty r healthy but too little serve little deterrent!
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