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Google sued by Australian watchdog over location tracking

The court case follows a pledge by the ACCC to investigate how companies like Google use algorithms to match users with ads.

In the past, the ACCC has also investigated if Google and other tech companies hurt competition in the news space, and taken the company to court over its responsibility for misleading advertisements displayed as search results.

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Author: Georgina Torbet

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