How cashback sites use your data
Apps and sites like Cashrewards and ShopBack may save you a little on your shopping, but what do you give up in return?
Data Collection and Use
Push for new law to regulate facial recognition technology in Australia
Academics have written a model law suggesting how the regulation of facial recognition technology could work.
Subscription traps catching out consumers online
Subscription traps are just one of the many so-called ‘dark patterns’ deceiving consumers online.
Op-ed: Smart TVs are watching what you watch – and selling your data to advertisers
Interactive television and the privacy risk to consumers.
Wait, what’s in my cart? The hidden cost of website ‘dark patterns’
A guide to the deceptive design tricks to watch out for when shopping online.
Kmart and Bunnings back down on facial recognition after CHOICE investigation
The two retail giants had initially resisted calls to stop using the controversial technology.
Woolworths, Coles, Aldi: No plans to use facial recognition technology
We reveal the retailers not using facial recognition in their stores, as Bunnings and Kmart pause using the controversial technology in response.
Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys using facial recognition technology in stores
Three major retailers in Australia are using facial recognition technology, often without shoppers realising.
Online consumers harmed by ‘dark patterns’ in web design
New research shows people are experiencing harm due to deceptive web design, also known as ‘dark patterns’.
Op-ed: How digital marketing of alcohol, gambling and junk food harms consumers
Researchers are lifting the lid on online ads for alcohol and other harmful products.