How does bongo know so much

Maybe I'm missing the humour, but some of Bongo's ads strike me as pretty creepy. Exactly how does it gather ''personal info''?

Cooney wouldn't say, other than confirming it's all publicly available. Still, the website, which assures us Bongo complies with the Privacy Act, sheds some light. Bongo collects information by way of forms filled out by people, face-to-face meetings, business cards, phone conversations and from third parties. It also gets information from the website ''through receiving subscription applications and emails'', and using cookies. Does this mean that if I pay to use Bongo it may trawl the internet tracking where I - or my crush - have been?

Asking questions has long been a very human method of solving problems. The ancient Greeks asked questions of the oracle at Delphi. The answers, they believed, came from Apollo. Today, a more secular leap of faith is made in cyberspace. For many, the precise source of an answer no longer matters. This may be fine some of the time. But when value judgments are being made, kids are involved, money is changing hands and ''friendship'' is commodified, might things get trickier?

Hugo and Bongo: your new best friends or something creepier? Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald. By Suzy Freeman-Greene July 21, — 3. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. If you have a County Court Judgment CCJ in your name, it can have a serious impact on your Credit Score and ability to borrow for the entire time it is active, as well as potentially affect the outcome of the checks carried out by prospective employers, landlords and insurers.

There are several different reasons you might need to print or share a copy of your Credit Report, such as assisting a mortgage advisor during an application, showing a specific entry to a lender, or even just to keep a physical copy for your personal records. Who is behind Bongo? Where does Bongo get its information? Updated on 8 September by Sam Griffin. Related Topics data removal. Article by Jamie Mackenzie Smith 20th August Related Topics finding your information preparing for a mortgage.

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