Australia won against Google. What does it mean for our location data? | Download This Show

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Google was taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over misleading Australian mobile and tablet users about how it collects location data. The ACCC won and now Google could face fines of millions of dollars. The ACCC says this case is the first in the world on location data collection so how significant is this win and what does it mean for our location data? Marc Fennell asks Natasha Gillezeau, tech, marketing and media journalist at the Australian Financial Review & Daniel Van Boom, News Editor at CNET.

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