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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.
We have been notified by Facebook that a total of 63,724 people in New Zealand may have been impacted by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
The Privacy Commissioner says Facebook has breached the Privacy Act 1993. The social media company said the Privacy Act did not apply to it.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has released the annual compliance assurance reports submitted by the three national consumer credit reporters.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has welcomed the introduction of a new Privacy Bill in Parliament today.
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.
New Zealand reaches a privacy and data protection milestone this year as the Privacy Act marks its 25 year anniversary.
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.
Privacy law reform is urgently needed to prevent New Zealand falling further behind international standards, says Privacy Commissioner John Edwards.
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 Office of the Privacy Commissioner is offering $3,500 to a designer or artist who can help create a winning privacy trust mark.
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 Intelligence and Security Act 2017 amended the Privacy Act, and these amendments have now come into force.
The right of access to information is an important human right and we’ll be celebrating that right on Right to Know Day on 28 September 2017.
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.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has issued amendments to three privacy codes of practice - the HIPC, TIPC and the CRPC. Find out more here.
