Recent privacy wins
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Man receives $10,000 settlement from phone company who passed on inaccurate contact info about him
A man contacted our Office alleging his application...
Keep it professional, don’t snoop
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Organisations such as banks and GPs have access to a lot of personal information about their clients and...
Privacy Commissioner’s submission on the Public Service Legislation Bill
Source: Privacy Commissioner
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner | Privacy Commissioner’s submission on the Public Service Legislation Bill
21 Feb 2020, 09:00
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Privacy Week 2019
Source: Privacy Commissioner
17 Feb 2020, 09:00
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner marks Privacy Week each year to promote privacy awareness and to inform people...
Four-monthly reports to the Minister of Justice – 2019
Source: Privacy Commissioner
In the four-monthly reports to the Minister of Justice, we comment on how work is proceeding within the office on such matters...
Case note 302612 [2020] NZPrivCmr 4: Agency withholds information to protect manager’s privacy
Source: Privacy Commissioner
14 Feb 2020, 09:00
A former employee made a request to her former employer for a draft report on an investigation into her...
Breach Case 11: Open Sesame – Securing customer information against easy access
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
If organisations rely on secret passwords to secure customer’s information, they need to ensure they are near-on impossible...
