Consumer rights to personal data

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UTS School of Communication

Grant round: 2017-18

Amount: $55,302

Consumers produce large amounts of personal data when using digital media. While businesses and Government can access these datasets (in various ways), the Productivity Commission has found that consumers have limited access to their own personal data and many are “not fully aware of what data is collected about them and how”. This project produced consumer tip sheets informing consumers about the data companies collect and developed a tool (https://visualisefacebookdata.com) to help people understand their personal data. The report, which examines the current state of data access in the communications sector, can be downloaded below.

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Apple watch

Facebook

Fitbit

Google

Instagram

Optus

Snapchat

Telstra

Twitter

Vodafone