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> The ACCC has put forward a series of potential measures in response to its findings, including that consumers be able to rate and review all apps, that consum
by dlgeek 5y ago
> The ACCC has put forward a series of potential measures in response to its findings, including that consumers be able to rate and review all apps, that consumers have the ability to change any pre-installed default app on their device, that app developers be allowed to provide consumers with information about alternative payment options and that information collected by Apple and Google in their capacity as app marketplace operators be ring-fenced from their other operations.
Does anyone know what power the ACCC has to make these more than just "proposed"? I'm not familiar with it's role in the Australian political system.
- justaguy88 5y agoACCC likely has full power to compel compliance (within Australia) if Apple/Google want to continue operating in Australia, they use this law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_and_Consumer_Act_2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_and_Consumer_Act_2...
- dmagee 5y agoFair bit of teeth on the ACCC. https://theconversation.com/accc-world-first-australias-federal-court-found-google-misled-users-about-personal-location-data-159138 https://theconversation.com/accc-world-first-australias-fede...
- trollian 5y agoGod I miss living in a country with real consumer protection.
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- ptcampbell 5y agoI live in the US now but miss having an avenue to pursue if unjustly treated as a consumer. A watchdog with a modicum of actual power is a good thing. A small example: at one point it felt as though mere mention of the ombudsman was enough to sway dodgy phone carriers to acquiesce on minor matters such as billing, misleading advertising etc.
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