Privacy in the news (11 – 24 September 2020)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
Police apologise for revealing Covid-19 status to...
Help! A person has asked for CCTV footage of themselves
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Has your business ever received a request from a customer or client for a copy of the CCTV...
Privacy Act 2020 comes into force
Source: Privacy Commissioner
1 Dec 2020, 09:00
New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 has come into force.
The new law affords New Zealanders better privacy protections, and organisations...
Privacy Act 1993 to Privacy Act 2020: Tracking the changes
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
We’ll be saying it for the rest of this year because we want everyone to be aware and...
Privacy in the news (4 – 10 September 2020)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
Man snuck into operating theatre during major...
Case note 312145 [2021] NZPrivCmr 1: Man suffers harm due to incorrect debt records
Source: Privacy Commissioner
3 Feb 2021, 09:00
A debt management company mistakenly associated a man’s name with the debts of another person for more than two...
To catch a thief
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Cyber-crime doesn’t always pay, and cyber-policing is becoming a way to catch the criminals. Several recent news stories...
Privacy Impact Assessment Toolkit
Source: Privacy Commissioner
A privacy impact assessment (PIA) is an essential part of many projects and proposals, and can be used to help agencies identify...
Awarding damages for emotional harm
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Under the Privacy Act, the Human Rights Review Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) can award damages for emotional harm caused...
Privacy in the news (2 – 9 October 2020)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
CovidCard trials halted for privacy and security...
Tribunal strikes out man’s case against NZ Transport Agency
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
A recent decision by the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) illustrates how other legislation can interact with and...
Office of the Privacy Commissioner launches privacy breach reporting tool
Source: Privacy Commissioner
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has today launched NotifyUsa new online tool enabling businesses and organisations to easily assess whether...