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A presentation to the "Legal Issues for Crown Entities" conference held September 2008.
Privacy at work - A guide to the Privacy Act for employers and employees
This informative new book uses examples and discussion to illustrate some of the major privacy questions at work, and how to resolve them.
Privacy survey 2008
Results in this report are based upon questions asked in the UMR Research nation-wide omnibus survey. This is a telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 750 New Zealanders 18 years of age and over.
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Keynote Address, by the Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff at the Privacy Issues Forum 2008
Marie Shroff, Privacy Commissioner was the keynote speaker at the Privacy Issues Forum 2008 held on 27 August in Wellington.
Private Word Issue 67, August 2008
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is pleased to be part of Privacy Awareness Week 2008 with her Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) international partners.
Case Notes released August 2008
View the latest case notes released by the Privacy Commissioner: Case Note 100962 : Courier Company delivers loan application pack to bank customer's neighbour.
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New Zealand Herald - Privacy : Right to know v right to fair trial case in court
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New Zealand Herald - Privacy : Outrage at 'Orwellian' surveillance database
New Zealand Herald - Privacy : Google promises better privacy for search and Street View
ICO Press Releases : ICO issues new guidance on publication of details of council meetings
ICO Press Releases : ICO publishes new guidance on releasing local authority housing records under data protection
Michael Geist Privacy Law RSS News Feed : Digital Issues Deserve a Spot in Election Campaign
ICO Press Releases : ICO urges organisations to do more to protect individual's privacy