Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location data misuse
A Google spokeswoman said the company would defend the matter, that the company was reviewing the ACCCs allegations and that it would continue to engage with the regulator.
The lawsuit is the first of several the ACCC said it would pursue against the local arms of global technology companies like Google and social media firm Facebook Inc when it called for tougher laws concerning privacy and content-sharing.
Already European Union countries have seized on the blocs new General Data Protection Regulation rules to rein in big technology companies.
The Australian lawsuit against Google is seeking unspecified penalties and orders requiring the publication of corrective notices by Google, the ACCC said.
Google further misled consumers - and breached Australian consumer law - by telling them the only way to prevent the company from collecting their location data was to stop using its main services like Google Search and Google Maps, the regulator said.
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