The worst people in the world are making the most desperate hand over their data. What could possibly go wrong?
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Wow…just, WOW.
With real estate being front of mind for politicians and community members alike (me being one) at the moment – how is this area so poorly regulated. I thought the default “opt-in” choice for unsolicited marketing was the legal requirement, and that the blackmail of no-choice-if-you-want-the-service sharing of personal information was firmly illegal.
Honestly thought this was covered under our Pivacy Act – thanks so much for the article, Tim. Very informative…and horrifying!
Interesting stuff. Having recently been job hunting, I’d add Recruitment to the list of areas where random people can ask for any sort of data as part of the process. Whilst I don’t think they’re (yet) selling off all the personal information I’ve been forced to provide just to apply for a role, I have no idea how well protected from hackers it is.