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The psychology of Christmas shopping: how marketers nudge you to buy   Don’t think, just shop. Heidi Sandstrom   Paul Harrison, Deakin University Many people see marketing as a form of manipulation, particularly around Christmas and the other retail bonanzas: … Continue reading →

As privacy barriers have gradually been eroded online, it’s become harder and harder to keep control over what you’re revealing to the websites you visit when you open up a web browser. For many users now, revealing who you are … Continue reading →

Uber was hacked, so change your password right now. Here’s what else you need to know Rohan Miller, University of Sydney and David Oliver, University of Sydney Uber has admitted that a 2016 data breach put at risk the personal … Continue reading →

How ‘brand you’ came to be     Mike Mozart/Flickr, CC BY-SA Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology …a person’s name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language. Dale Carnegie’s line from his bestseller … Continue reading →

Coles and Woolworths gift card scams resurface: Why Christmas is prime-time for scammers EMMA KOEHN / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 The end-of-year rush is prime time for shoppers to fall for the promise of free things, says one behavioural economics expert who … Continue reading →