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Data Collection and Use

Worried your address, birth date or health data is being sold? You should be

August 30, 2025May 31, 2024 by Katharine
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Australians don’t know and can’t control how data brokers are spreading our personal information.

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

How much of your personal data does Spotify collect?

August 30, 2025May 8, 2024 by Brendan
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Experts say the popular music streaming app tracks more data than other tech platforms.

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Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, Who Has Your Data Tags Article investigation

Does Netflix track your personal data?

August 30, 2025May 3, 2024 by Alex
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We take a look at the information Netflix is collecting about you, and why.

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How much personal data is your smart TV collecting – and what can you do about it?

August 30, 2025April 30, 2024 by Alexa | Ramon
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Expert tips for protecting your personal information when you watch TV.

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Data brokers are selling your information. Can you stop them?

August 30, 2025February 14, 2024 by Jarni
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Details from purchases you’ve made are in the hands of companies you’ve never heard of.

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Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, Who Has Your Data Tags Article investigation

New cars are tracking everything you do. Can you stop this?

August 30, 2025February 7, 2024 by Jarni
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For months Toyota refused to refund this Queensland man his deposit on a car after he learned it would have tracking features.

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Categories Consumers and Data, Data Collection and Use, Who Has Your Data Tags Article investigation

Digital ID: What it is and what it means for you

August 30, 2025February 2, 2024 by Nigel
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A widely accepted form of digital identification may soon be available in Australia. Here’s what’s being proposed.

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Predatory advertising targets financially vulnerable Australians

August 30, 2025December 8, 2023 by Jarni
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Australians struggling to make ends meet are being segmented into categories such as ‘struggleville’ and ‘slender meanz’.

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

Why the federal government must act urgently on privacy reform

August 30, 2025October 25, 2023 by Jarni
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CHOICE is among 27 advocates and researchers calling for stronger consumer protections from data breaches and misuse.

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Medical centres forcing patients to share their personal data

August 30, 2025August 15, 2023 by Jarni
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Our Medical, a chain of medical centres, charges patients more if they don’t sign up to their app and rewards program.

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