Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Highlights of APPA 48 Blair Stewart
19 December 2017 at 11:26

Privacy authorities in our region rounded off the year in Vancouver with the 48th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum on 16-17 November. The meeting was hosted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC-Canada) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC-BC). Our office was represented by the Commissioner, John Edwards, and myself.

International, Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), Asia Pacific

What’s happening with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Blair Stewart
15 December 2017 at 15:33

Rumours of the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have proved premature. It has been given new life - with some important changes – as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). What has happened and does this mean anything for privacy?

International, Asia Pacific

Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett
20 December 2016 at 15:23

The Ashley Madison data breach had its enforcement postscript this month, with the dating website’s parent company agreeing to settle with privacy authorities by paying $US1.6 million.

International, breach, Asia Pacific, technology

A design blueprint for privacy Riki Jamieson-Smyth
19 December 2016 at 11:26

I was recently lucky enough to attend the Asian Privacy Scholars Network 5th International Conference, hosted by the Business School at the University of Auckland.

International, research, Asia Pacific

How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart
17 August 2016 at 14:37

Privacy authorities typically perform regulatory and enforcement functions on their own - or occasionally with another public body - within their domestic jurisdiction. They know the domestic law they enforce. The law will clearly lay out the authority’s role and provide a clear pathway to the intended outcomes.

Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), OECD, International

Privacy rights of Christmas Island deportees Charles Mabbett
19 January 2016 at 09:33

The ongoing issue of New Zealand citizens with criminal records being deported from Australia has prompted questions as to what their privacy rights are under Australian law and whether they can access those rights from New Zealand.

complaints, Asia Pacific, IPP6 - access

Privacy proposals for the digital age Blair Stewart
14 January 2016 at 16:30

The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 at much the same time that final drafting touches were being made to a privacy bill to be introduced to New Zealand’s Parliament. By 1993, when the Privacy Act was finally enacted, there were – wait for it – an estimated 15 million users of the Internet worldwide. That same year, according to Down to the Wire, Nat Torkington created New Zealand’s first ‘real web site’.

OECD, International, Harmful Digital Communications, data, Asia Pacific

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart
13 March 2015 at 10:57

In our inter-connected world, legal advisers to businesses that operate online are increasingly expected to know or be able to find out something about other countries’ privacy laws. Asia is one of the world’s most significant economic regions and it is important to understand how the data protection and privacy environments of Asian countries work.

International, data, Asia Pacific

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Highlights of APPA 48 Blair Stewart 19 December 2017 at 11:26

What’s happening with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Blair Stewart 15 December 2017 at 15:33

Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett 20 December 2016 at 15:23

A design blueprint for privacy Riki Jamieson-Smyth 19 December 2016 at 11:26

How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart 17 August 2016 at 14:37

Privacy rights of Christmas Island deportees Charles Mabbett 19 January 2016 at 09:33

Privacy proposals for the digital age Blair Stewart 14 January 2016 at 16:30

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart 13 March 2015 at 10:57

Highlights of APPA 48 Blair Stewart
19 December 2017 at 11:26

What’s happening with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Blair Stewart
15 December 2017 at 15:33

Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett
20 December 2016 at 15:23

A design blueprint for privacy Riki Jamieson-Smyth
19 December 2016 at 11:26

How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart
17 August 2016 at 14:37

Privacy rights of Christmas Island deportees Charles Mabbett
19 January 2016 at 09:33

Privacy proposals for the digital age Blair Stewart
14 January 2016 at 16:30

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart
13 March 2015 at 10:57