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Six years after the law change permitting comprehensive credit reporting in New Zealand, the full benefits for individuals and communities are yet to be felt.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says a Police checkpoint in 2016 unlawfully and unfairly collected personal information, harming some of the people affected.
Four informed New Zealanders will discuss Orwell’s visionary book and relate it to their personal and professional experiences at a free PrivacyLive Forum.
The Privacy Commissioner is delighted to welcome Cory Doctorow, an international commentator on internet and digital technology, for a PrivacyLive forum.
The Privacy Commissioner has filed a submission in the US Supreme Court about the use of a US search warrant to access information held in offshore servers.
As the festive and holiday season fast approaches, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has produced a guidance resource about security cameras and drones.
The Privacy Commissioner is monitoring the news of Uber’s data breach that affected more than 50 million people around the world, including New Zealanders.
The Privacy Commissioner has released guidance on releasing personal information to law enforcement agencies and a summary report on transparency reporting.
A sample of New Zealand websites has revealed similar shortcomings as overseas websites when it comes to informing users about use of personal information.
The Privacy Commissioner says he is very concerned about the findings of Justice Palmer that gang members were able to obtain an informant's address from VTNZ.