Australia turns spotlight on Facebook and Google
Competition watchdog report calls for greater antitrust scrutiny of the dominant US tech companies
26 July 2019 - 08:51
Sydney/Canberra — Google and Facebook face a regulatory crackdown in Australia to rein in their market dominance, adding to a barrage of global action against the technology giants.
A final report from Australia’s competition watchdog released on Friday called for greater antitrust scrutiny of the dominant US tech companies, recommending penalties and deterrents be imposed for inappropriate storage and use of personal data and breaches of consumer and competition laws...
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