19 October 2026
Not impressed: Less than 1 in 10 Australians say AI is improving products and services
From stealthy price manipulation to totally unhelpful chatbots, many Aussies have had enough of intrusive AI technologies.
Data collection and use
Who is storing your data – and what do they do with it?
Latest
29 July 2026
Toyota and Hyundai in the hot seat for tracking driver data
The Privacy Commissioner is investigating concerns around smart cars, including both petrol and electric vehicles.
8 July 2026
Healthcare services violated privacy by enabling targeted ads
The Privacy Commissioner found that two health services providers used tracking pixels to secretly collect information.
9 June 2026
How much money is big tech making from us?
According to one eye-opening analysis, our personal information is worth trillions to tech platforms and AI companies.
Latest
18 May 2026
The ads you see reveal a lot about you – and AI is watching
30 April 2026
Rent platform 2Apply ordered to stop demanding excessive personal info from renters
16 January 2026
What is Grok and should Australia be blocking it?
9 January 2026
Real estate agents, chemists, car hire companies and more under new privacy scrutiny
21 October 2025
AI is increasingly invading our medical privacy as regulation struggles to keep up
18 September 2025
Kmart’s facial recognition technology broke the law, commissioner rules
27 February 2025
Should you trust an AI chatbot with your mental health?
6 February 2025
Digital doppelgangers throwing lives into chaos
19 November 2024
Bunnings facial recognition program ruled illegal
18 November 2024
Real estate agency doxxes tenant after negative review
9 October 2024
Drive one of these car brands? This is how much of your data they’re tracking
22 July 2024
Who has 14 hours to read privacy policies?
5 July 2024
Photos of Australian kids found in huge AI training data set
18 June 2024
Did online therapy provider BetterHelp breach Australian laws?
17 June 2024
Privacy commissioner orders tenancy database operator to delete renter’s data
13 June 2024
What your robot vacuum knows about you
31 May 2024
Worried your address, birth date or health data is being sold? You should be
8 May 2024
How much of your personal data does Spotify collect?
3 May 2024
Does Netflix track your personal data?
30 April 2024