Working with Sensitive Information
Source: Privacy Commissioner
16 Dec 2021, 09:00
Sensitive personal information is information about the individual that has some real significance to them, is revealing of them,...
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...
Disclosing personal information outside New Zealand
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Principle 12 is a new privacy principle introduced in the Privacy Act 2020. You can read more about the purpose of the...
Privacy Commissioner preferred candidate for role of UK Information Commissioner
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Today John Edwards, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner, has been announced as the preferred candidate for the role of...
Privacy in the news (25 September – 1 October 2020)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
Police commit to new rules after unauthorised...
Privacy, Covid -19 and the “Serious Threat to Public Health” exception
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Covid-19 is often described as an unprecedented threat to public health.
While New Zealand has experienced pandemics in...
Human error leading cause of privacy breaches
Source: Privacy Commissioner
1 Dec 2021, 09:00
Human error is the leading cause of serious privacy breaches, according to a new report released today by the...
Privacy in the news (19 February – 5 March 2021)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy stories in the news.
Landlords undeterred by warning ‘bad tenants’ lists could...
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....
Biometrics and Privacy
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Biometric recognition, or biometrics, is automated recognition of individuals based on biological or behavioural characteristics. Biometric information is personal information and is...
Privacy and mandatory contact tracing
Source: Privacy Commissioner
Privacy guidance on mandatory record keeping for contact tracingUpdated guidance to help organisations across New Zealand protect privacy while complying with mandatory...
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...
