Tag: ACCC

ACMA gets $4m for bargaining code oversight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has allocated more than $4 million to the oversight of the big tech media bargaining code, despite no companies being designated under it yet. Communications Minister...

Country Press can team to deal with Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Country Press Australia has been given permission by the competition watchdog to collectively negotiate with big tech firms Google and Facebook to secure revenue-sharing deals for its more than...

Regulation ‘may be required’ for app stores: ACCC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition watchdog has fired a warning shot at Google and Apple, telling the tech giants to clean up their app stores now or face regulation which will make...

Lack of media deals with small firms ‘concerning’: Sims

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Smaller media companies should team up to secure commercial deals with Google and Facebook, which have so far avoided designation under the government’s big tech bargaining code yet, competition...

Google misled users on location tracking: Court

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google faces fines and compliance orders after a Federal Court Judge ruled on Friday that the tech giant had misled Australian consumers when it tracked their location even after...

HealthEngine paid $3.8M for vaccine platform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay HealthEngine nearly $4 million for a COVID-19 vaccination bookings platform following a secretive limited tender process. The Western Australia-based medical appointment booking company announced...

ACCC warning on ‘screen scraping’ and CDR data

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The consumer regulator has warned participants in the new Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime to be both careful and clear with consumers when combining a customers’ data with information...

ACCC targets Google search, browser dominance

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The ACCC has begun exploring the introduction of “choice screens” in the Australian market as it tightens its focus on US search giant Google. Choice screens allow users to...

Chequered past of COVID partner HealthEngine

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local startup HealthEngine has won the federal contract to deliver a COVID-19 vaccination bookings platform, just months after the company was fined nearly $3 million for misleading conduct. HealthEngine,...