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Media release: European Data Protection Day - "Think Privacy!"
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff said: "Europe's Data Protection Day is a good opportunity to reflect on the global risks to privacy and the need for global responses...."
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2010 Biometrics Institute NZ Conference and Exhibition: Marie Shroff, Privacy Commissioner, will give the keynote address at this conference.
Privacy concerns on the up: Annual Report 2009 Media Release
Concern about personal information and privacy issues has grown or remained high, especially in relation to the internet and business, Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff says in her Annual Report published today.
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Privacy in Schools: A guide to the Privacy Act for principals, teachers and boards of trustees
The book is written by leading New Zealand privacy lawyer Kathryn Dalziel and published by the Privacy Commissioner.
Information Notice Credit Reporting Privacy Code Amendment No 3
The Privacy Commissioner has recently issued the Credit Reporting Privacy Code Amendment No 3, as notified in the Gazette. The amendment was publicly consulted on in 2009 and will come into force on 22 February 2010.
Privacy Breach Guidelines
The voluntary privacy breach guidelines follow several months of consultation with New Zealand organisations to ensure appropriateness for local circumstances. Download the key steps for agencies to respond to privacy breaches and privacy breach guidelines below. See also "Statements, media releases".
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