Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The greatest threat in the workplace could be sitting next to you 16 October 2024 at 10:34

By Michael Webster, Privacy Commissioner

The privacy risks of insurers misusing your genetic testing 14 August 2024 at 12:05

By Michael Webster, Privacy Commissioner.

Social media monitoring: what’s happening in New Zealand? 27 June 2024 at 09:32

This summary was written by Rachel Levinson-Waldman, who served with OPC as a 2024 Ian Axford Fellow in Public Policy.

Advice for GPs sharing childen's information with parents 26 October 2022 at 09:30

This article was first published in 'New Zealand Doctor' 12/10/2022

Protecting people’s privacy means not just our secrets or personal data 27 June 2022 at 10:35

First published in New Zealand Doctor in June 2022.

Privacy 101 for Charities: A Recap 23 May 2022 at 15:03

As part of Privacy Week 2022, staff members from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner joined Charities Services Ngā Ratonga Kaupapa Atawhai on a webinar called ‘Privacy 101 for Charities’.

Reporting and avoiding privacy breaches in the health sector 15 April 2022 at 14:07

The health sector reports more serious privacy breaches than any other area even though under-reporting continues to occur. Frustratingly, many of those breaches occurred when the underlying issue had been, or should have been, identified and acted on earlier. We explain why more internal privacy breach reporting is needed in the health sector and ways to avoid privacy breaches from occurring.

Analysis: High Court 2021 review of Ministry decisions about Māori vaccination data 28 January 2022 at 15:29

Key themes of this analysis:

Te Ao Māori, Covid-19