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Title: Australian regulator takes Apple to court over 'error 53' iPhone shutdowns Post by: HCK on April 08, 2017, 04:05:14 pm Australian regulator takes Apple to court over 'error 53' iPhone shutdowns
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Apple Australia and its U.S.-based parent company, Apple, for allegedly making “false, misleading, or deceptive representations” about consumers’ rights under the Australian Consumer Law.</p><p>It is seeking pecuniary penalties, injunctions, declarations, compliance program orders, corrective notices, and costs against Apple.</p><p>The Australian competition regulator and national consumer law champion started an investigation following reports relating to “error 53” (http://www.macworld.com/article/3030244/security/apple-confirms-iphone-killing-error-53-says-it-s-about-security.html), an inaccuracy which disabled some consumers’ iPads or iPhones after downloading an iOS update.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3187958/techology-business/australian-competition-watchdog-takes-apple-to-court-over-error-53-claims.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Australian regulator takes Apple to court over 'error 53' iPhone shutdowns (http://www.macworld.com/article/3187958/techology-business/australian-competition-watchdog-takes-apple-to-court-over-error-53-claims.html#tk.rss_all) |