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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Luca Ittimani

Real estate agents under the microscope in Australian-first privacy ‘compliance sweep’

Real estate agent collects data and information from a house hunting couple using a tablet
Real estate agents are among businesses to be targeted by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner over personal data collection and storage. Photograph: ToucanStudios/Getty Images

Real estate agencies who ask for phone numbers at open houses, car dealerships that keep driver licences on file, and pubs and bars that scan IDs for entry will be targeted by the privacy regulator in its first “compliance sweep” of dozens of businesses.

The crackdown by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner could see businesses fined up to $66,000 if their privacy policies fail to meet legal standards.

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