VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

As per a news source, the Australian Federal Court has ordered Apple to pay $9 million as penalty for making false or misleading representations to customers with faulty iPhones and iPads about their rights under the Australian consumer law. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took action against Apple US and Apple Australia, following an investigation of complaints relating to “error 53”. This error disables some iPhones and iPads after owners download an update to Apple’s iOS operating system. Apple US admits that it had represented to at least 275 Australian customers from February 2015 to February 2016 affected by the error that they were no longer eligible for a remedy if their device had been repaired by a third party. These representations were made on Apple’s US website by Apple Australia’s staff in-store and on its customer service phone calls.... Read More

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the country's Other Privacy Commissioner are investigating Google regarding the claims that it collects user data from Android smartphones. * Google is reportedly collecting around 1GB of data per month from Android devices in Australia, containing detailed location data. * Google’s privacy policy agreement covers data collection for its services, but there are questions about the transparency of the agreement. This comes after US-based software company Oracle apparently discovered that Google may be collecting around 1GB of user data per month from Android phones in Austrailia.  This reportedly includes location information, even where location services are turned off, with no apps installed, and where no SIM card is inserted.Google has mapped IP addresses, Wi-Fi connection points, and mobile towers, which allow it to know where a device is connecting or attempting to connect without using the phone’s lo...