It will be interesting to see what happens if we ever get real privacy laws in Australia. I imagine the agencies have enourmous databases full of private information about customers that they share and combine with abandon. They see it as one big marketing tool and don’t give a shit about security.
One fix for this issue would be a data breach similar to Optus.
Seems like a typical response when you have more applicants than postings. This basically happens with job interviews too. If we didn’t have such a housing shortage, people wouldn’t care as much. More infill! Less kowtowing to developers!
I got lucky that my most recent application allowed me to sign a lease via pdf, instead of their online signing service.
It really is getting out of hand.
“Show us your social media accounts.”
“Yes, I have… like, five posts on kbin.”
This kind of thing is very Black Mirror. I chose to remove social media from my life years ago for my own mental health, and I’ve been much happier since. This shouldn’t create a barrier for anyone who has also decided to make an informed personal decision regarding their online presence for whatever reason.
Doesn’t surprise me at all. It’s the real estate agents that are the ones pushing all of this. They are RAKING it in.
And of course it’s NSW that’s the wild west