Source: Privacy Commissioner
New Zealanders attitudes toward privacy are changing as developing technologies and the global pandemic requires us to share more personal information. But three-out-of-five New Zealanders still report concern about businesses sharing their personal information without their permission, information being collected about children online without parental consent, and security of their personal information on the internet. Thats the message from the Office of the Privacy Commissioners latest insights report, Privacy Awareness and Engagement in Aotearoa New Zealand, which was released today to mark the start of this years Privacy Week. The pandemic has changed the way we live, Acting Privacy Commissioner Liz MacPherson said. The emergence of COVID-19 has accelerated the trend of us living more online – theres been a 52 per cent increase in online shopping since 2019. We have had to reconsider how tightly we hold some aspects of our privacy.
