You’re being watched online every day. Almost every click you make, every item you purchase and every clip you watch is being recorded by businesses.

The collection and selling of this information has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that shows no signs of slowing down.

It’s a reminder that getting incredible online services for free online, most often means we’re paying for them in other ways.

So what do businesses know about us? And what can we do to stop them from mining our online habits for commercial gain?

Damien speaks to Gehan Gunasekara, an associate law professor at the University of Auckland, and BusinessDesk investigations editor Victoria Young shares what she found out when she asked The Warehouse to share the information they had on her.   

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Damien Venuto
Producer: Shaun D Wilson
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

You’re being watched online every day. Almost every click you make, every item you purchase and every clip you watch is being recorded by businesses.
The collection and selling of this information has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that shows no signs of slowing down.
It’s a reminder that getting incredible online services for free online, most often means we’re paying for them in other ways.
So what do businesses know about us? And what can we do to stop them from mining our online habits for commercial gain?
Damien speaks to Gehan Gunasekara, an associate law professor at the University of Auckland, and BusinessDesk investigations editor Victoria Young shares what she found out when she asked The Warehouse to share the information they had on her.   
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Damien Venuto Producer: Shaun D Wilson Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture.&nbsp;
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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.