Evidence & privacy
What this site knows, and what it cannot prove.
How your answers are handled, and the research and official guidance RebootLoop is built on.
Privacy and evidence
How your answers are handled.
Assessment answers and in-tab counts are processed in your browser memory. RebootLoop does not ask for identity, serial number, IMEI, credentials or files; it does not transmit assessment answers to a RebootLoop server. GitHub Pages and linked third-party sites may process ordinary access information under their own policies. A plan you save or a note you print stays with you unless you choose to share it.
Source dates, assumptions and known limits are documented in the evidence note. Routing is guidance, not a data erasure service, collection confirmation, third-party endorsement or measured environmental result.
Research
Sources we rely on.
- Australian Government DCCEEW: E-Stewardship in Australia ↗511,000 t of e-waste generated in Australia in 2019, projected to reach 657,000 t by 2030.
- Islam, Dias & Huda (2021), Macquarie University ↗Sydney university students know what e-waste is, but have a real gap around collection points and recycling programs.
- MobileMuster Annual Report 2024, p. 23 ↗40% of people asked directly about data security considered it a barrier to recycling.
- Australian Cyber Security Centre: How to dispose of your device securely ↗Correct preparation reduces, but does not guarantee, that data cannot be recovered.
- UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 ↗RebootLoop aligns with Targets 12.5 (reduce, reuse, recycle) and 12.8 (awareness and information).
Primary guidance
Where the demo sends you.
- Australian Cyber Security Centre ↗How to prepare a device before disposal.
- Australian Government e-waste drop-off guidance ↗Finding a local service that accepts your item.
- MobileMuster public phone collection ↗Free phone drop-off points and post-back satchels. No partnership is claimed.