Australian Human Rights Commission
Human Rights in the Digital Age: Additional Material Submitted to the UN Global Digital Compact, 30 April 2023
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iris movements
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hand movements
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speech
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brain wave patterns
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habits
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choices
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activities of users
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behaviours
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feelings
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expressions
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user conversations
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internet history
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body movements
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cultural data
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financial data
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communications
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location
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age
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shopping preferences
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favourite movies
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identities
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medical data
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digital assets
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the identity of virtual items
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cryptocurrency spending records
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physiological data
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physical data.26
46. Even the motion sensors and cameras usually built into VR helmets, which
help track head direction and movement, will draw an individual’s room
and monitor that space while being used.27
47. The collection of such vast and intrusive information will undoubtedly bring
into question the protection of personal data in the Metaverse.28 However,
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