Tag: ACCC

Scammers drained $2 billion from Australians last year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Last year, Australians lost more than $2 billion to scams according to the consumer and competition watchdog’s 12th annual Targeting scams report, with the threat of cryptocurrency investment scams...

Digital platform regulators set priorities for the next year

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Digital transparency, the examination of algorithms and their impact, and increased collaboration between agencies have been identified as 2022-23 priorities for the Digital Platform Regulators Forum, a collective of...

Frollo backs regulator’s warning on CDR compliance

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s largest accredited data recipient under the Consumer Data Right scheme has backed the regulator’s warning that it intends to take enforcement action to ensure compliance if the banks...

Tech giants’ sharp pushback on proposed competition reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Sweeping reforms proposed by the Australian competition watchdog would “fundamentally change” the iPhone and App Store and lead to “significant consumer detriment”, Apple has said in a submission to...

Gig Guide: New ACCC chair begins term

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New Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has begun her term as the first woman in the role, replacing Rod Sims after almost 11 years. Ms...

Consumer watchdog takes Meta to court over crypto ‘scams’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition and consumer regulator is taking technology giant Meta to court over allegedly misleading cryptocurrency “scam” advertisements that ran on its platforms. The ads included images of high-profile...

Consumer law rallying cry as Rod Sims leaves ACCC chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
In his last speech as head of Australia’s competition watchdog, Rod Sims has implored economists to stop viewing consumer law as “the poor cousin of competition law” and called...