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...
How to be a model citizen with our model contract – with FAQs
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards recently spoke to the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Working Group on Digital Data...
Waikato DHB cyber breach: Do the right thing with personal information
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is advising people to do the right thing if they are sent or find personal information which might...
Privacy Commissioner calls on DHBs to address IT vulnerabilities
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is warning DHBs to address any security failings identified in a Ministry of Health stocktake of health IT...
Trust in government and Covid-19
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Successful responses to the coronavirus pandemic globally have invariably involved a high degree of compliance from the public....
Regional visits and helping respondents
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
When investigating complaints, we occasionally run across responding agencies who do not want to engage with our process....
That was close! How to respond when you narrowly avoid a serious privacy breach
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Our personal information is precious. It is unique to each of us and tells a story about who...
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...
Case note 292076 NZPrivCmr 8: Oranga Tamariki disclosed man’s offending to his partner
Source: Privacy Commissioner
A man complained to our office in 2017 because Oranga Tamariki requested information about his criminal history from Police and discussed it...
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...
Responding to access requests for CCTV footage
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
In New Zealand, if someone asks for their information, organisations need to be able to respond to the...
Privacy in the news (27 March – 9 April 2021)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy stories in the news.
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