数千名维多利亚州租房者面临强制性数字平台,冒着隐私风险,在住房短缺的情况下面临隐性收费。 Thousands of Victorian renters face mandatory digital platforms, risking privacy and facing hidden fees amid housing shortages.

根据消费者政策研究中心的一项研究,澳大利亚维多利亚州数千名租户被要求使用数字平台进行租赁申请、支付、修理和检查,将近一半(45%)人被迫服从,他们往往交出敏感的个人数据,如银行对账单、性取向和医疗记录。 Thousands of renters in Victoria, Australia, are being required to use digital platforms for rental applications, payments, repairs, and inspections, with nearly half (45%) forced to comply, often surrendering sensitive personal data like bank statements, sexual orientation, and medical records, according to a Consumer Policy Research Centre study. 报告发现许多平台要求信息过多,引起隐私和歧视关切,而一些平台收取隐藏费用。 The report found many platforms request excessive information, raising privacy and discrimination concerns, while some charge hidden fees. 尽管新的维多利亚州法律旨在改善标准和隐私,但据专家说,全国租房者面临类似的挑战,因为住房空缺率低,租房面临越来越多的数字障碍。 Though new Victorian laws aim to improve standards and privacy, experts say renters nationwide face similar challenges amid low housing vacancy rates and growing digital barriers to rental housing.