http://privacy.org.nz/new-on-the-website/ http://privacy.org.nz/ministerial-briefing-on-the-office-of-the-privacy-commissioner/ View the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's briefing to the Incoming Minister of Justice.  Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:36:11 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/ministerial-briefing-on-the-office-of-the-privacy-commissioner/ http://privacy.org.nz/special-licence-agreement/ Permitted: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:55:43 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/special-licence-agreement/ http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-225274-2011-nz-privcmr-10-man-complains-about-telecommunications-company-publishing-his-confidential-telephone-number/ During this process the telecommunications company employee failed to transfer the confidential status of the man's old telephone number. As a result, the new telephone number was published in a publically available online directory. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:59:59 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-225274-2011-nz-privcmr-10-man-complains-about-telecommunications-company-publishing-his-confidential-telephone-number/ http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-229963-2011-nz-privcmr-9-man-refused-copies-of-complaints-about-his-aggressive-behaviour/ A man attended a function run by a community organisation to which he belonged. The organisation later received several complaints about the man's aggressive behaviour at the function, including that he had struck another man who had asked him to leave. The man asked the organisation for copies of the complaints it received about him. The organisation gave him a summary of the complaints, but refused to give him copies because it thought it couldn't do this without identifying who had made the complaints. The man asked us to review the organisation's decision. Principle 6 Principle 6 provides that individuals are entitled to have access to personal information that an agency holds about them, unless one of the exceptions set out in sections 27-29 of the Privacy Act (the "Act") applies. Section 42(2) of the Act states that agencies must make information available in the way preferred by the individual... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:59:39 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-229963-2011-nz-privcmr-9-man-refused-copies-of-complaints-about-his-aggressive-behaviour/ http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-231747-2011-nz-privcmr-8-authority-of-all-executors-not-necessary-to-release-deceased-person-s-health-information/ A woman was named as a joint executor of her mother's estate. After her mother died, the woman requested access to her late mother's health information. Three health agencies refused to provide the information without the authority of the other executor to the estate. The other executor had refused authority. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:59:19 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-231747-2011-nz-privcmr-8-authority-of-all-executors-not-necessary-to-release-deceased-person-s-health-information/ http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-228235-2011-nz-privcmr-7-man-complains-about-nurse-disclosing-personal-information-about-him-to-a-mutual-friend/ A man was donating blood. During a conversation with the nurse taking his blood, he established that they had a mutual friend. The man asked the nurse to pass on his regards to the mutual friend. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:42:36 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/case-note-228235-2011-nz-privcmr-7-man-complains-about-nurse-disclosing-personal-information-about-him-to-a-mutual-friend/ http://privacy.org.nz/asia-pacific-privacy-authorities-appa/ Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) is the principal forum for privacy authorities in the Asia Pacific Region to form partnerships and exchange ideas about privacy regulation, new technologies and the management of privacy enquiries and complaints. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:23:47 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/asia-pacific-privacy-authorities-appa/ http://privacy.org.nz/appa-privacy-awareness-week-2011-social-media-survey/ View the English language survey results and the English language redacted comments of the survey from the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities social media survey. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:11:55 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/appa-privacy-awareness-week-2011-social-media-survey/ http://privacy.org.nz/people-care-about-privacy-on-social-networking-sites-survey-by-international-privacy-commissioners-media-release/ A recent online survey conducted by the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) forum has revealed that - contrary to popular assumptions - people do care about their privacy on social networking sites. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:10:10 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/people-care-about-privacy-on-social-networking-sites-survey-by-international-privacy-commissioners-media-release/ http://privacy.org.nz/private-word-issue-79-december-201/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:38:12 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/private-word-issue-79-december-201/