Increased Store Transparency

Lord Fart Bucket on 13/09/2022 - 22:54

Good evening fellow OzBargainers and Mods extraordinaire!

Could we find a way to increase transparency, using perhaps some small trickery to keep the collective safe (or safer)?

I have been keeping my eye on a few "deals" that were posted that entice people with gift cards or other freebies/offers. Some of us know that if something is free, you're usually the product that is being sold. For example https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/724441. I know it's a personal responsibility to read through a privacy policy. We've all been guilty of just scrolling/not reading.

Is there a way that OzB could assist its collective user base and become an even better consumer platform than it already is? Perhaps by highlighting this kind of "you're the product here"?

At a minimum, could we force associates, marketing reps, etc to link their privacy policy, terms of use, and other associated docs in the store profile? These could then be displayed under the deal, near the social buttons.

While will not stop people from handing over sensitive information, it will show reps that OzB takes privacy seriously, it isn't just an advertising portal and at the same time it serves as a reminder for the public that personal information should be taken more seriously.

Thoughts?

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  • original15 on 13/09/2022 - 23:04
    +16

    For someone quite concerned about privacy I, for one, am surprised you used your real name as your OzB user name

    • Lord Fart Bucket on 13/09/2022 - 23:10

      Only after I handed over my drivers licence and medicard number :P

    • iDroid on 14/09/2022 - 09:36
      +1

      It's actually not.

      For their real name you need to swap the positions of the F and the B.

  • cookie2 on 14/09/2022 - 06:53
    +2

    I think it should be left to consumers/ozbargainers to make their decisions. Requiring terms and conditions in posts, and only some posts at that, becomes something requiring more work before posting (may choose not to), more monitoring by mods and at the end of the day it's not showing that ozb care about privacy. And ozb is made up of a community of people that in general, don't really seem to care about it anyway.

  • SBOB on 14/09/2022 - 06:56
    +1

    Increased Store Transparency

    So, like Apple stores?

    • holdenmg on 14/09/2022 - 07:21
      +1

      I was pretty sure this thread was about see-thru clothing or shops that sell such products.

      • Lord Fart Bucket on 14/09/2022 - 07:52

        Sorry to disappoint. Although… knowing that i can stand to lose a few kg, perhaps don't be disappointed.

  • TheBird on 14/09/2022 - 08:51
    +2

    Thoughts?

    Most don't care.

  • Cheaplikethebird on 14/09/2022 - 15:19

    There is a whole section of the site that is dedicated to giving away your sensitive information

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