Friday, February 8, 2013
Australia high court rules Google did not violate consumer protection laws
[JURIST] The High Court of Australia [official website] unanimously ruled [judgment; summary, PDF] on Wednesday that Google [corporate website] did not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct in violation of Section 52 of the Trade Practices Act of 1974 [text, PDF]. The ruling overturns a lower court ruling [JURIST report]. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) [official website] brought the case against Google challenging an advertising practice where advertisements were generated that indicated that by clicking on the link...
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