Katharine Kemp

Younger people aged 18 to 28 were more likely to be negatively impacted by manipulative designs on websites and apps.

The current review of the Federal Privacy Act could be the beginning of a process to obtain fairer privacy practices for consumers. But any reforms from this review will be a long time coming.

Following a privacy policy change in 2016, Google has collected users' data from third-party websites and apps. The ACCC argues users were misled into signing away their privacy.

The watchdog has voiced concerns over the proposed US$2.1 billion merger, from which both users and Australian health services could lose out.