What are mental health apps doing with your data?
Academics have raised concerns about the data collection and use policies of some popular mental health apps.
Consumers and Data
Bank impersonation fraud: What you need to know to avoid being scammed
How this new form of phishing works, and what to look out for to keep your savings safe.
Latitude Finance breach affecting customers of many current and former businesses
Greg hasn’t used a credit product associated with Latitude in many years, so why was his personal data caught in the breach?
Retail tech and how it’s affecting you
What you need to know about emerging trends in retail technology.
Op-ed: To fix the Privacy Act, we need one extra sentence
Why individuation or ‘singling out’ is critical to improving Australia’s Privacy Act and protecting consumers.
RentTech platforms making renting that much harder
A new CHOICE report reveals the increasing dominance of third-party rental platforms and their discriminatory impacts on prospective tenants.
RentTech platforms have your data, whether you like it or not
The privacy policies of popular rental platforms raise questions about what the providers are doing with your personal data.
RentTech platforms: How your data is used against you
Rental application platforms make data-driven decisions that can exclude certain applicants.
Rental agents shifting costs to renters
RentTech platforms can charge extra to make rental payments, and add on late fees that can contribute to financial hardship.
Fertility apps and your privacy
We examine 12 popular fertility apps to see what they do with the sensitive data they collect.