NSW Drivers Fined More Than $60m For Mobile Phone Offences
The use of mobile detection cameras to catch drivers using their mobile phones while behind the wheel has resulted in record fines... Read More
Two Oz Companies Given Formal Warnings After Breaching Telemarketing Acts
Following an investigation, the ACMA found Marketsolve called a number on the Do Not Call Register in January 2020 and could not... Read More
ACCC Fines SOS Alarm Maker $25K Over Dodgy Claims
The ACCC has hit mobile personal alarm seller Live Life Alarms with $25,200 in fines for alleged false or misleading claims on... Read More
Google Takes On EU In Court Over Record Antitrust Fines
Google is taking on European Union over antitrust fines at Europe’s second-highest court in a landmark case that would determine how EU... Read More
Buy Now, Pay Later Service Fined $450,000
ASX-listed delayed payments company, Sezzle, has agreed to pay around $450,000 in fines and refunds in California. The deal is set to... Read More
ACCC Fines BVivid Telco For Misleading Cold Calls
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has fined a telco for misleading consumers over NBN connections, but the company appears to be... Read More
Qualcomm Slam “Meritless” US$270M Fine
US chipmaker Qualcomm will appeal a US$270 million fine after an investigation found the company engaged in predatory pricing between 2009 and... Read More
US Approve $5B Facebook Fine, Shares Soar
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Facebook roughly US$5 billion over its mishandling of data, including the Cambridge Analytica... Read More
False Claims Cost Jetstar $2M In ACCC Fines
Qantas backed budget airline Jetstar has been fined almost A$2-million after deceiving customers and violating Australian Consumer Law. The Federal Court found... Read More
Digital News Major Factor As Oz Media Face Fines & Jail
The growing access to overseas-based digital news available to Australians appears set to be raised in court today when 30-odd Australian journalists... Read More