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More than banking done right, consumer data rights are set to transform our lives

  • Written by Ross Buckley, Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW
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There’s a revolution under way in commerce. Within five years, the consumer data right will have transformed competition and simplified the way we live.

Yet most of us know little about it, or think it is restricted to banking.

It’s the brainchild of former Productivity Commission chief Peter Harris and...

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