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Read the Privacy News November 2025 issue
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Read about our new guidance on information sharing and keeping children safe, our IPP3A guidance, the dates for Privacy Week, and new privacy posters.
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Read the Privacy News October 2025 issue
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This issue includes a reminder about the Biometric Processing Privacy Code, information sharing for children's safety, the Commissioner's learnings from the GPA, and more.
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Read the Privacy News September 2025 issue
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The Privacy Amendment Act passes into law, joint statement on trustworthy Data Governance for AI, walls of shame, Right to Know Day, Cyber Smart Week is coming, and learn how to create your privacy training plan with Poupou Matatapu.
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Read the Privacy News August 2025 issue
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Read about the Biometrics Code, the Device Location Information (DLI) service, and a new Compliance Comment we've published. Our privacy tool, Poupou Matatapu, has also been shortlisted for one of the Global Privacy and Data Protection Awards.
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Read the Privacy News July 2025 issue
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Read about how to consult effectively with us, our new decision notes, and an update on the Biometrics Code. We also share an article about disposing of old technology, and our media release about better passwords.
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Read the Privacy News June 2025 issue
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In the June issue you can read about the FRT Inquiry results, the APPA 63 Forum, two new case notes published on our site, and new and updated guidance about the HIPC.
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Read the Privacy News May 2025 issue
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Read about our Children's Privacy Project, two open consultation processes, how we did on Privacy Week, a Compliance Notice for Oranga Tamariki, our latest Privacy Survey and more.
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Read the Privacy News April 2025 issue
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Read about our Privacy Week 2025 lineup and resources, IPP3A guidance and how to have your say, and new tips for using AI to contact OPC.
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Read the Privacy News March 2025 issue
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This issue includes a note that the Biometric Code consultation has now closed, and that the final version of the Code will likely be published mid-2025. It also includes policy advice for government agencies, Kordia research and what OPC said about that, the Global Privacy Assembly's new comparison tables, and the delay of the UK's adequacy review. We also announce a special guest for Privacy Week 2025.
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Read the Privacy News February 2025 issue
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The February 2025 issue of Privacy News includes a reminder about giving feedback on the Biometrics Code, a piece about the Public Services Commission and Stats NZ reports, how to apply to speak in Privacy Week 2025, and new guidance for tenants and landlords on our website. You can also read about the EU Guidelines and task force on AI, and a note about privacy.org.nz being updated.
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Read the Privacy News January 2025 issue
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The first Privacy News of 2025 covers the release of the Biometrics Code and how to give feedback on this, a new case note about personal information being published to a website, and the introduction of OPC's Māori reference panel. There is also a notice about new translations of our privacy brochures - we now offer them in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, and Vietnamese.
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Read the Privacy News November 2024 issue
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In the November 2024 issue we cover the publishing of OPC's Annual Report, a heads up about a biometrics announcement coming soon, an update on the Children's Privacy Project, our appearance before the Justice Select Committee, and a statement in response to Inland Revenue's updated hashing information. We also confirm the dates and theme for Privacy Week 2025, and two vacancies at OPC.
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Read the Privacy News October 2024 issue
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October's issue of Privacy News features a joint statement on data scraping from OPC and several global privacy counterparts, new guidance about handling privacy complaints and conciliation, and an article by the Commissioner about employee browsing. You can also read about our popular camera concerned AskUs questions, and updated e-learning resources. Read the transcript of OPC's Select Committee appearance.
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Read the Privacy News September 2024 issue
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An update on Foodstuffs North Island's trial of facial recognition technology (FRT), a warning about data anonymisation techniques, and a privacy breach that was reported two years after the fact. We also cover off some new and updated Ask Us questions as well as tell you how to opt-out of LinkedIn's AI by default.
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Read the Privacy News August 2024 issue
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An update on our biometrics work, consultation opens on the Gang Harm Insights Centre AISA, our new case note talks about use of an image without consent.
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Read the Privacy News July 2024 issue
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This issue we launch Poupou Matatapu, talk about the Consumer and Product Data Bill and Privacy Amendment Bill and share GCPO's information sharing guidance.
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Read the Privacy News June 2024 issue
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Deputy Privacy Commissioner Liz MacPherson takes the helm and writes a thought piece about penalties and a comparison with an Australian case. We share the final report from Rachel Levinson-Waldman who served as a 2024 Ian Axford Fellow in Public Policy. We share our work reviewing government policy proposals and talk about what's next for Poupou Matatapu.
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