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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...

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission focusses on energy, broadband, net economy and financial services in 2018

Australia | Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Competition Bureau sues Ticketmaster over misleading ticket price advertising

Canada | Sunday, January 28, 2018

False weight loss claims lead to a $350,000 penalty

Canada | Thursday, January 18, 2018

Up to $290.5 million in compensation for Canadians in Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche emissions case

Canada | Thursday, January 18, 2018

ACCC warns about Digital Sourcing, formerly Luxstyle

Australia | Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman changes its name to the Consumer Authority

Norway | Thursday, December 14, 2017

ACM fines Volkswagen for misleading practices in diesel scandal

Netherlands | Tuesday, December 5, 2017

CMA to take enforcement action on secondary ticketing sites

United Kingdom | Tuesday, November 28, 2017

CMA launches consumer law investigation into hotel booking sites

United Kingdom | Thursday, November 2, 2017

FTC and State Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Student Debt Relief Scams

United States of America | Thursday, October 19, 2017

New Zealand Consumer Issues Report 2016/17 published

New Zealand | Wednesday, September 20, 2017

ACCC takes ticket reseller Viagogo to court

Australia | Monday, August 28, 2017

No dominant market power among online video streaming platforms

Netherlands | Friday, August 25, 2017

FTC Blog Post: Before crossing borders with online reviews and endorsements, check the rules of the road

United States of America | Friday, August 4, 2017

FTC Blog Post: Avoid International Travel Document Scams

United States of America | Thursday, August 3, 2017