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How Your Data Is Used

Facial recognition technology in use at major Australian stadiums

August 30, 2025July 5, 2023 by Jarni
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Sensitive biometric data is being collected by stadiums across the country, with consumers largely left in the dark.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article investigation

What are mental health apps doing with your data?

August 30, 2025June 13, 2023 by Jarni
headspace and smiling mind logos with falling binary characters on navy background

Academics have raised concerns about the data collection and use policies of some popular mental health apps.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article investigation

RentTech platforms making renting that much harder 

August 30, 2025April 18, 2023 by Andy Kollmorgen | Kate
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A new CHOICE report reveals the increasing dominance of third-party rental platforms and their discriminatory impacts on prospective tenants.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article news

RentTech platforms have your data, whether you like it or not

August 30, 2025April 18, 2023 by Andy Kollmorgen
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The privacy policies of popular rental platforms raise questions about what the providers are doing with your personal data.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article news

Rental agents shifting costs to renters

August 30, 2025April 18, 2023 by Andy Kollmorgen
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RentTech platforms can charge extra to make rental payments, and add on late fees that can contribute to financial hardship.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article investigation

RentTech platforms: How your data is used against you

August 30, 2025April 18, 2023 by Andy Kollmorgen
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Rental application platforms make data-driven decisions that can exclude certain applicants.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article investigation

Fertility apps and your privacy

August 30, 2025March 22, 2023 by Katharine
woman using a pregnancy app

We examine 12 popular fertility apps to see what they do with the sensitive data they collect.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article explainer

Op-ed: Reform needed to curb marketing of alcohol, gambling and junk food online

August 30, 2025February 10, 2023 by Aimee
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Research from FARE and VicHealth shows that people seeking to reduce their use are concerned by targeted digital marketing.

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article news

How cashback sites use your data

August 30, 2025November 25, 2022 by Liam Kennedy | Grace
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Apps and sites like Cashrewards and ShopBack may save you a little on your shopping, but what do you give up in return? 

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article investigation

Push for new law to regulate facial recognition technology in Australia

August 30, 2025September 27, 2022 by Jarni
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Academics have written a model law suggesting how the regulation of facial recognition technology could work. 

Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, How Your Data Is Used Tags Article news
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