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Privacy Week 2026
Everything you need to know about Privacy Week 2026 (11-15 May).
New survey: privacy concerns are no longer niche worries
Issues like AI decision-making, facial recognition, and children's digital lives are now firmly mainstream concerns, rather than niche ones.
2026 annual survey on privacy
Issues like AI decision-making, facial recognition, and children's digital lives are now firmly mainstream concerns rather than niche ones.
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Free programme of webinars announced for Privacy Week 2026
New Zealand’s annual week of privacy education and awareness is set to happen from 11-15 May with a programme of free webinars.
Privacy Commissioner does not support Policing Amendment Bill
The Policing Amendment Bill would create significant risks for the privacy and rights of New Zealanders, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says.
HIPC Rule 3A: Notification requirements for indirect collection of health information
IPP3A is about an agency’s obligations when it collects personal information indirectly (collecting from someone other than the person themselves).
Privacy Commissioner releases latest credit assurance reports
The Privacy Commissioner has released the annual compliance assurance reports submitted by the three national credit reporting companies for the 2024/2025 year.
Policing and privacy can work together, but not like this
It concerns me greatly that the Policing Amendment Bill currently going through Parliament has the potential to significantly affect people’s privacy rights,
PBN/3791: Lost USB stick constitutes notifiable privacy breach
Agencies often associate the Privacy Act’s security requirements with technology controls that can protect personal information, such as IT systems and ...