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Like plumbing did for water, Australia's 'consumer data right' could make your personal data safer and easier to share

  • Written by Ross Buckley, ARC Laureate Fellow, Scientia Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
Like plumbing did for water, Australia's 'consumer data right' could make your personal data safer and easier to shareShutterstock

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