The ACCC has also just released its advice on Environmental and sustainability claims: draft guidance for business https://apo.org.au/node/323537 #ACCC #greenwashing #consumerlaw #auslaw #auspol

Misleading environmental marketing messages need regulation - here is a QUT press release about my submission to the Australian Senate inquiry into #greenwashing https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=188455 #consumerlaw #competition #advertising #marketing #regulation #corporationslaw #IP #trademark #ACCC #ASIC #Adstandards #environment #sustainability #biodiversity #SDGs

Millions of Australian households paying too much for electricity, according to ACCC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-12/australian-households-paying-too-much-for-electricity-730/102592388 via @ABCaustralia #energy #ACCC #competition

#ACCC rejects claims gas price cap and #safeguardMechanism harming new investment https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/12/accc-rejects-claims-gas-price-cap-and-safeguard-mechanism-harming-new-investment?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #noNewGas #climateCrisis

@mhulot També tens els blogs de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans https://blogs.iec.cat/ i l'Associació Catalana de Comunicació Científica https://www.accc.cat/

Entre els de l'IEC, en destaco els de la Societat Catalana de Biologia https://scb.iec.cat/ , la de Física https://blogs.iec.cat/scfis/ , la de Matemàtiques https://scm.iec.cat/ i la de Tecnologia https://blogs.iec.cat/sct/ . N'hi ha moltes més.

#IEC #ACCC #català #ciència

Sooo.. Want a RRP ~$130 #RaspberryPi device in Australia for your kid to learn electronics?

Well you're shit outta luck unless you'd like to pay double or more than $RRP for a 'Kit'

"Hey wait, Raspberry Pi's aren't sold as Kits from raspberrypi.com !! Hey hang on .."

(You are correct, no, they don't)

"..Oh but 'Covid' ..oh but 'Chip Shortage' 'Oh but...' my arse.

These Sleazy as f--k people at #CoreELectronics #PiAustralia ... ( just #LittleBirdElectronics with different CSS who does the same) all do it. They only want your money, when you're prepared to pay double or more than the RRP, so they can move some additional cheap Chinese plastic crap accessories.

They ar clearly refusing to sell you stock they clearly have, citing they're out of stock,
..BUT ..

You can get one if you purchase one of our 'kits'..

I'm sure the #ACCC has rules for this, but despite the strong fecal odor, it looks like the Electronics Suppliers online version of Bait'n'Switch to me.

Be 🤬

ACCC Digital platform services inquiry: Issues Paper released

#ACCC #Competition #DigitalPlatforms

https://www.accc.gov.au/focus-areas/inquiries-ongoing/digital-platform-services-inquiry-2020-25/september-2023-interim-report

@thenewdailyau
“Businesses using broad claims like ‘environmentally friendly’, ‘green’, or ‘sustainable’ are obliged to back up these claims through reliable scientific reports, transparent supply chain information, reputable third-party certification or other forms of evidence,” Ms Lowe said.
The #ACCC is prepared to take enforcement action against businesses, but also stressed an emphasis on education too.
#Greenwashing #climatecrisis #Auspol

Fridays is when you can get a fresh ep of the podcast I co-produce, Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News!

In this week's episode, we dive into why Microsoft is spending up big on ChatGPT, and what that means for the future of its services and products, as well as looking into why the ACCC is peering at the sometimes-murky relationship between influencers and big tech brands. Would you buy a graphics card because an influencer told you to?

Listen wherever you get your podcasts (or online), subscribe today (and boost, if you'd be so kind...)

#podcast #tech #chatgpt #microsoft #accc #Australia #influencers #ethics #marketing #consumerlaw

https://verticalhold.com.au/2023/01/27/microsoft-bets-big-on-chatgpt-are-influencers-ruining-tech-reviews-vertical-hold-ep-413/

#ARM #Linux #RaspberryPi, #Electronics .. further to this, given that @Raspberry_Pi don't sell a Kit to my knowledge I wonder if the #ACCC here 'Down Under" have recieved complaints that thier 'Offical' suppliers are only offering Raspberry Pi's as a 'so called "Kit" at a really nasty, predatory pricing point . .

RT @MichaelWestBiz@twitter.com

"How this justifies price hikes of 25%, as high as 100% ... is unclear." Airfares record though jet fuel has plateaued.
@sainsburychina@twitter.com on Qantas gouging post Covid - and how Alan Joyce does it #auspol #ACCC

https://michaelwest.com.au/airfares-outstrip-costs-accc-report-lets-qantas-off-the-competition-hook/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/MichaelWestBiz/status/1601655266612719616

RT @MichaelWestBiz
"How this justifies price hikes of 25%, as high as 100% ... is unclear." Airfares record though jet fuel has plateaued.
@sainsburychina on Qantas gouging post Covid - and how Alan Joyce does it #auspol #ACCC

https://michaelwest.com.au/airfares-outstrip-costs-accc-report-lets-qantas-off-the-competition-hook/

@the_Effekt @Wolfie_Rankin it's pure #Greed and they've been allowed to get away with it for decades. This time it is a major major factor in the #Greedflation
Worse, the #ACCC is absolutely useless, on this as on most things
Another white-ante org
#AusPol

📣 El próximo 14 de diciembre se inaugura la exposición #CientífiquesCatalanes20 en Casa Orlandai #Barcelona

La vicepresidenta de la #ACCC Anna May explicará el origen y objetivo de la muestra, que lleva casi 3 años recorriendo Cataluña y acercando a la sociedad el trabajo de 24 #científicas contemporáneas. Laura Diéguez dará una charla sobre la situación de la mujer en el sector #salud de Cataluña y compartirá ideas para darles más visibilidad desde la #comunicación: https://www.accc.cat/2022/12/07/lexposicio-cientifiques-catalanes-2-0-arriba-a-casa-orlandai/

More secure… than nothing? Are the brand team auditioning for a comedy festival. #medibank #accc

More secure… than nothing? Are the brand team auditioning for a comedy festival? #medibank #accc

3/3

Alex promptly called back to object and was "put to Customer Support".

A "man said a Karina (no surname given) led the Privacy Team… actually the Feedback Team I'm told. They said my number is not in the system, but when I said the SMS implies it is (…) he was at a loss. I did say that I would be forced to report the incident to the #ACCC."

How a CloudFlare client, now using facial recognition, operates.

#blackHats #wesfarmers #privateEquity #abuse #phishing #privacy #massSurveillance

3/3

Mandy called back to object and was "put to Customer Support".

A "man said a Karina (no surname given) [led] the Privacy Team… actually the Feedback Team I'm told. They said my number is not in the system, but when I said the SMS implies it is (…) he was at a loss. I did say that I would be forced to report the incident to the #ACCC."

How a CloudFlare client, now using facial recognition, operates.

#blackHats #wesfarmers #privateEquity #abuse #phishing #privacy #massSurveillance

@abeorch
How about we just make #Facebook illegal in #Australia?

Why?

Its actually a #fraud.

People think what they publish on #Fakebook is public, but it actually isn't. A person must login to Fakebook to view the supposed "#public" posts.

Thus Fakebook operates a #scam and the #ACCC should have its IPAddresses blocked in Australia completely.

Same for #Birdsite, since 15 Dec 2020.

#twitter #deleteFacebook

Jetzt hat #Facebook auch in #Australien eine Klage wegen des Sammelns von Nutzerinformationen ohne Einwilligung am Hals, die dortige Behörde #ACCC ermittelt.
Der Druck auf die Tech-Riesen steigt, gut so!
https://orf.at/stories/3193937/