Neowin News Feed for: Accc

Microsoft publicly apologizes for confusing customers about M365 price hikes, offers refunds

Usama Jawad — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:18:01 +0000

Microsoft was sued for using a deceptive dark pattern to raise the price of Microsoft 365 for all customers, it has now issued a public apology. Read more...

Microsoft 365 price hikes 'deliberately mislead' consumers, company sued

Usama Jawad — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:36:01 +0000

Microsoft has been sued in Australia for "deliberately misleading" customers regarding recent price hikes for Microsoft 365. Read more...

Google admits to anti-competitive conduct in Australia

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:12:01 +0000

Google has admitted to engaging in anti-competitive behavior in Australia because of search agreements it made with two telcos. Read more...

Google slapped with $60 million fine for misleading customers about data collection

Usama Jawad — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:06:01 +0000

Responding to a ruling issued last year, Google has agreed to pay a $60 million fine in Australia for misleading customers about its data collection practices when it comes to your location history. Read more...

Samsung fined $14m for misleading claims about Galaxy phones being waterproof

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:08:01 +0000

Samsung has been fined $14 million for misleading advertisements about seven Galaxy phones being water-resistant. The phones were damaged after being used in swimming pools and ocean water. Read more...

Australia's competition watchdog sues Uber for misleading fares

Mehrotra A — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:58:02 +0000

The Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court against Uber claiming that the taxi provider misled over two million Australians by showing misleading fares for roughly two years. Read more...

Meta sued for allowing fraudulent crypto ads

Usama Jawad — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:26:01 +0000

An Australian regulator has sued Meta for allowing fraudulent ads showing celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies to run rampant on Facebook. One person reportedly lost almost $500,000. Read more...

ACCC soliciting feedback regarding Google's acquisition of Fitbit

Usama Jawad — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:28:01 +0000

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is now soliciting feedback from the public regarding Google's acquisition of Fitbit. The process will continue till December 9, 2020. Read more...

Google sued by ACCC for expanded personal data use without consent

Hamza Khan — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:06:02 +0000

Australian Competition and Consumer has filed a case against the tech giant Google for failing to properly inform the customers and not getting their consent when expanding its personal data use. Read more...

Australian court fines Sony $2.4 million for misrepresenting consumer rights

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:24:01 +0000

Sony Europe has been issued a hefty $2.4 million fine by the Australian federal court. The penalty has been charged on the basis that Sony misled customers about their rights when demanding refunds. Read more...

ACCC alleges Google misled consumers over location data collection and usage

Boyd Chan — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:16:01 +0000

Google has run afoul of Australia's competition regulator and is now facing a trial in Federal Court over alleged misrepresentations of how it collected and used location data from Android devices. Read more...

Samsung alleged to have falsely advertised Galaxy phones' water resistance, taken to court

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:10:01 +0000

Over 300 adverts made by Samsung involving the water resistance of its Galaxy series of mobile phones have been taken to court by an Australian consumer commission for misleading content. Read more...

Valve loses appeal against AU$3 million penalty for misleading consumers about refunds

Vishal Laul — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:52:01 +0000

Valve has lost its appeal against an AU$3 million penalty for misleading consumers about their rights regarding refunds in Australia. The company now must pay the fine and put a notice on its site. Read more...

A sting operation by the ACCC led to the lawsuit against Apple over "Error 53"

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:54:01 +0000

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has alleged that Apple has wronged its customers in the infamous "Error 53" incident, which killed the iPhones repaired by third parties. Read more...

Apple sued by ACCC for alleged misrepresentations over consumer rights and repairs

Boyd Chan — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:40:01 +0000

Leading on from the 'Error 53' debacle last year, Apple has now found itself the target of Federal Court proceedings by the ACCC alleging the company misled consumers about their warranty rights. Read more...

Valve facing prospect of multi-million dollar fine in Australia

Boyd Chan — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:04:01 +0000

Having been found guilty of breaching Australian Consumer Law, Valve now awaits judgment regarding its fine, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission seeking a penalty of AU$3 million. Read more...