Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Coverage of Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute in the Nexus archive.
- Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds
An online rental platform, 2Apply, was found by the Australian privacy commissioner to have unnecessarily collected personal data from millions of users, exacerbating vulnerabilities for tenants during the housing crisis. The over-collection of information by RentTech platforms is criticized for increasing the power of real estate agents in competitive markets.
- Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds
The Australian privacy commissioner found that rental platform 2Apply unnecessarily collected excessive personal data from users, exacerbating tenant vulnerabilities during the housing crisis. The ruling highlights concerns about RentTech platforms' role in amplifying power imbalances in the real estate industry.