AFGC Submission - Productivity Commission Inquiry into Data Availability and Use

Description

As the peak national representative body for manufacturers and suppliers in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector the AFGC has a particular interest in the ways that consumers can use and benefit from access to data, particularly data held about themselves. More specifically, this submission focuses on individual shopper data held by major retailers and the benefits that might flow to consumers if they had the right to require that a copy of their personal data be provided to a nominated third party, including other retailers, ecommerce operators or FMCG manufacturers, as envisaged under the Productivity Commission’s recommendations.