Google sued by ACCC after allegedly misleading customers over location data collection

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Google breached law when users set up Android accounts

Australia's competition watchdog is pursuing Google over allegations the tech giant made false or misleading claims about which personal location data it was collecting.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission began proceedings against Google in the federal court in New South Wales on Tuesday, alleging it breached the law through a series of on-screen representations made as users set up Google accounts on their Android mobile phones and tablets.