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Telstra to pay AUD$50m penalty for unconscionable sales to Indigenous consumers

Australia | Thursday, May 13, 2021
The Federal Court of Australia today ordered that Telstra pay AUD$50 million in penalties for engaging in unconscionable conduct when it sold mobile contracts to more than 100 Indigenous consumers...

Google to require providers to add information about data use to apps in its app store

Netherlands | Saturday, May 8, 2021
In its app store Google Play, Google will require app providers to indicate what personal data each app uses. Google will introduce this requirement this summer. Apple already implemented this...

The Federal Trade Commission’s International Monthly Newsletter – March 2020 issue

United States of America | Monday, March 23, 2020

Tea Marketer Misled Consumers, Didn’t Adequately Disclose Payments to Well-Known Influencers, FTC Alleges

United States of America | Thursday, March 12, 2020

Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's Newsletter 01/2020 - English version published

Finland | Thursday, March 12, 2020

Viagogo confirms website changes and accepts jurisdiction of NZ courts

New Zealand | Friday, March 6, 2020

Consumer better protected against misleading practices online

Netherlands | Thursday, March 5, 2020

The FTC's International Monthly Newsletter – February 2020 issue

United States of America | Saturday, February 22, 2020

FTC Acts to Stop Two Companies from Making Unproven Bone and Joint Claims

United States of America | Friday, February 14, 2020

New Zealand online retailer fined NZ$54K over unsafe bikes

New Zealand | Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Dieselgate - record fine imposed by UOKiK

Poland | Wednesday, January 15, 2020

New Zealand holiday rental booking company - Bachcare, convicted and fined for misleading online reviews

New Zealand | Thursday, January 9, 2020

Court orders Volkswagen to pay record AUD$125 million in penalties

Australia | Friday, December 20, 2019

FTC Releases Results of 2017 Mass-Market Consumer Fraud Survey

United States of America | Friday, November 1, 2019

Google allegedly misled consumers on collection and use of location data

Australia | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Devumi, Owner and CEO Settle FTC Charges They Sold Fake Indicators of Social Media Influence; Cosmetics Firm Sunday Riley, CEO Settle FTC Charges That Employees Posted Fake Online Reviews at CEO’s Direction

United States of America | Monday, October 21, 2019

Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's English Newsletter 02/2019 Published

Finland | Saturday, October 12, 2019