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Vacancy for Investigating Officer, Auckland

There is currently a vacancy in our Auckland office for an Investigating Officer. Applications close on 21 March 2014.

Privacy Week 2014

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A half-day forum in Wellington on Wednesday 7 May will be the main event for Privacy Week 2014. A full programme of speakers is currently being finalised. The Privacy Commissioner’s other events will include the launch of our latest survey results on attitudes to privacy, an online data breach safety toolkit and a technology and privacy forum. We will also be promoting a resource on mobile app security which is being prepared for all APPA members.

A useful video on information risk

A topical video for businesses from The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Owls to make children wise about online privacy

A resource to help teachers teach internet privacy to primary students was launched on Safer Internet Day. OWLS is a project by the Privacy Commissioner and NetSafe, in partnership with the NZ National Commission for UNESCO. The launch at Tawa School in Wellington was recorded by students from Whitireia Journalism School.

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Private Word Issue 87, March 2014

Read about news and events happening around privacy in this month's Private Word.

NBR's Ask Me Anything

Data breaches, online health records, privacy audits and wearable smart technology were some of the topics put to Privacy Commissioner John Edwards in his Ask Me Anything with NBR on 21 February. Read the transcript.

Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report 2013 – A Year of Rapid Change

“Events during the year have reinforced the need for tools to respond to the dynamic data environment that is developing across government and business,” said the Privacy Commissioner at the release of the 2013 Annual Report.

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