"The Australian privacy commissioner, Carly Kind, determined that 2Apply had collected excessive personal information in an unfair manner, which heightened the vulnerability of tenants amid the housing crisis."
"Kind found that 2Apply did not need to collect gender information, details on dependents, student status, bankruptcy status, and other personal data that were deemed unnecessary for rental applications."
"The application system of 2Apply exhibited confirmshaming, a tactic that uses guilt to discourage users from opting out of providing excessive personal information."
The Australian privacy commissioner has urged an online rental platform to cease excessive personal data collection, which heightens tenant vulnerability during a housing crisis. The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute identified 57 rental platforms in Australia. A report indicated that while some personal information is necessary for rental agreements, over-collection poses significant risks to data security and privacy. The privacy commissioner found that 2Apply, a widely used platform, collected unnecessary personal details, including gender and bankruptcy status, and employed tactics that discouraged users from opting out of providing information.
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