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.

Download:  Consumer Rights to Personal Data1.04 MB
Download:  Consumer Rights to Personal Data2.24 MB

Consumer tip sheets:

Apple watch

Download:  Consumer Tipsheet for Apple Watch910.46 KB
Download:  Consumer Tipsheet for Apple Watch534.95 KB

Facebook

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Facebook912.4 KB  
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Facebook556.23 KB  

Fitbit

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Fitbit913.41 KB  
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Fitbit539.89 KB

Google

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Google913.82 KB
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Google556.06 KB

Instagram

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Instagram913.69 KB
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Instagram552.22 KB

Optus

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Optus912.45 KB       
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Optus649.42 KB

Snapchat

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Snapchat914.62 KB
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Snapchat549.18 KB

Telstra

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Telstra913.07 KB
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Telstra540.18 KB

Twitter

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Twitter912.64 KB
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Twitter538.89 KB

Vodafone

Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Vodafone913.17 KB
Download:    Consumer Tipsheet for Vodafone551.05 KB