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Decoding Qantas' "Ghost Flights" Scandal, Which Led To $66 Million Penalty
Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, revealed that Qantas "admitted that it misled consumers" by advertising seats on tens of thousands of flights, despite the fact that these flights had alread
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Fitbit Sued by Australia's Regulator for Allegedly Making False Claims on Faulty Devices
Australia's competition regulator has begun court proceedings against Fitbit for allegedly making false or misleading claims to consumers about their guarantee rights on faulty devices, it said on Monday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said between May 2020 and February 2022, Fitbit claimed consumers will not be entitled...
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Samsung Ordered to Pay Fine of $9.8 Million Within 30 Days for Misleading Australian Phone Ads
Samsung has been fined $9.8 million (roughly Rs. 78 crore) for misleading Australian advertising over some of its water-resistant models. Samsung agreed to have made false claims for seven Galaxy models including S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8.
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Australia Enables Auto Take-Down of Scam Crypto Sites, UK’s Netcraft to Give Countermeasure Service
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is tightening its noose around crypto scam websites, that are posing major financial risk to innocent investors. The body is also looking to educate people on the different ways that scammers could steal digital assets from their pockets. The new trial also sees the Australian Securities and...
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Australian Antitrust Regulator Sues Airbnb for Misleading Customers to Pay More Than Advertised
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb for misleading users into paying more than advertised for their stays. The court filing accused Airbnb advertised and charged room rates in USD without indicating the much higher figures in AUD.
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Uber Admits to Claims It Misled Australian Consumers About Ride Fare Estimates, Cancellation Fees
Australia's competition watchdog is suing Uber Technologies Inc and seeking an AUD 26 million (roughly Rs. 140 crore) fine from the ride-hailing platform after it admitted to misleading consumers about ride fare estimates and cancellation fees.
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Court Finds Mazda Australia Misled Customers On Refunds For Faulty Vehicles
The court found that Mazda made 49 separate false or misleading representations to nine consumers, who sought refund or replacement after facing serious and recurring faults with their vehicles within a year or two of purchase.
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Google Misled Consumers About Data Collection, Says Australian Watchdog
Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, Australia’s federal court has found as per the country’s competition regulator. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is seeking declarations and penalties from Google.
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Australian Antitrust Regulator Dismisses Google's Undertaking Over Fitbit Competition
In June, ACCC voiced objections over the Fitbit acquisition, warning Google's acquisition would give it too much people's data, that could hurt competition in health and online advertising markets
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Google Hit by Australian Regulator Lawsuit Over Data Collection
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Google had failed for almost two years from January 2017 to tell Android phone customers that they needed to switch off two settings - rather than just one - if they did not want the company to retain their information.
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Australia Watchdog Seeks to Curb Power of Google, Facebook
The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the market power wielded by Google and Facebook has had a devastating impact on Australian news media.
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Car Giant Ford Gets Record Fine In Australia For "Unconscionable" Conduct
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) began legal action against Ford last year after the car manufacturer failed to properly deal with thousands of complaints about shuddering in PowerShift transmissions fitted to its Fiesta, Focus and EcoSport models.
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Volkswagen Suspends Australian Sales of Some Diesel Vehicles
Volkswagen AG said today it was suspending sales of some diesel vehicles in Australia that may have been fitted with devices designed to mask the level of emissions.
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Online Dating Scams Top Australia's Financial Fraud: Regulator
Figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show that 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014.
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Australian Watchdog Warns of MH17 Scams
Australia's consumer watchdog has warned people to be wary of scams seeking to take advantage of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy, saying false Facebook profiles had already been set up.
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Decoding Qantas' "Ghost Flights" Scandal, Which Led To $66 Million Penalty
Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, revealed that Qantas "admitted that it misled consumers" by advertising seats on tens of thousands of flights, despite the fact that these flights had alread
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Fitbit Sued by Australia's Regulator for Allegedly Making False Claims on Faulty Devices
Australia's competition regulator has begun court proceedings against Fitbit for allegedly making false or misleading claims to consumers about their guarantee rights on faulty devices, it said on Monday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said between May 2020 and February 2022, Fitbit claimed consumers will not be entitled...
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Samsung Ordered to Pay Fine of $9.8 Million Within 30 Days for Misleading Australian Phone Ads
Samsung has been fined $9.8 million (roughly Rs. 78 crore) for misleading Australian advertising over some of its water-resistant models. Samsung agreed to have made false claims for seven Galaxy models including S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8.
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Australia Enables Auto Take-Down of Scam Crypto Sites, UK’s Netcraft to Give Countermeasure Service
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is tightening its noose around crypto scam websites, that are posing major financial risk to innocent investors. The body is also looking to educate people on the different ways that scammers could steal digital assets from their pockets. The new trial also sees the Australian Securities and...
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Australian Antitrust Regulator Sues Airbnb for Misleading Customers to Pay More Than Advertised
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb for misleading users into paying more than advertised for their stays. The court filing accused Airbnb advertised and charged room rates in USD without indicating the much higher figures in AUD.
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Uber Admits to Claims It Misled Australian Consumers About Ride Fare Estimates, Cancellation Fees
Australia's competition watchdog is suing Uber Technologies Inc and seeking an AUD 26 million (roughly Rs. 140 crore) fine from the ride-hailing platform after it admitted to misleading consumers about ride fare estimates and cancellation fees.
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Court Finds Mazda Australia Misled Customers On Refunds For Faulty Vehicles
The court found that Mazda made 49 separate false or misleading representations to nine consumers, who sought refund or replacement after facing serious and recurring faults with their vehicles within a year or two of purchase.
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Google Misled Consumers About Data Collection, Says Australian Watchdog
Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, Australia’s federal court has found as per the country’s competition regulator. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is seeking declarations and penalties from Google.
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Australian Antitrust Regulator Dismisses Google's Undertaking Over Fitbit Competition
In June, ACCC voiced objections over the Fitbit acquisition, warning Google's acquisition would give it too much people's data, that could hurt competition in health and online advertising markets
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Google Hit by Australian Regulator Lawsuit Over Data Collection
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Google had failed for almost two years from January 2017 to tell Android phone customers that they needed to switch off two settings - rather than just one - if they did not want the company to retain their information.
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Australia Watchdog Seeks to Curb Power of Google, Facebook
The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the market power wielded by Google and Facebook has had a devastating impact on Australian news media.
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Car Giant Ford Gets Record Fine In Australia For "Unconscionable" Conduct
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) began legal action against Ford last year after the car manufacturer failed to properly deal with thousands of complaints about shuddering in PowerShift transmissions fitted to its Fiesta, Focus and EcoSport models.
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Volkswagen Suspends Australian Sales of Some Diesel Vehicles
Volkswagen AG said today it was suspending sales of some diesel vehicles in Australia that may have been fitted with devices designed to mask the level of emissions.
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Online Dating Scams Top Australia's Financial Fraud: Regulator
Figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show that 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014.
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Australian Watchdog Warns of MH17 Scams
Australia's consumer watchdog has warned people to be wary of scams seeking to take advantage of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy, saying false Facebook profiles had already been set up.
