Office of the Privacy Commissioner

OPC sends warnings to organisations to get it right next time Charles Mabbett
16 June 2021 at 09:15

In recent weeks, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has been contacting individual organisations about specific privacy breaches that have been raised with us. We’re taking a more proactive approach to remind and warn individual organisations of their statutory responsibilities under the Privacy Act 2020.

breach

Winston Peters v Paula Bennett and others Joanna Hayward
22 April 2020 at 15:01

The High Court’s decision on the proceedings brought by Rt Hon Winston Peters for breach of privacy is a welcome and useful addition to the case law on the tort of privacy. It also gives some useful guidance on the “no surprises” principle – the guideline under which a chief executive informs their Minister of matters of significance relating to their portfolio.

breach

Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death Sam Williams
21 February 2019 at 14:51

The Human Rights Review Tribunal recently found that the Parole Board breached the Privacy Act when it disclosed an offender’s parole address, with tragic consequences.

Human Rights Review Tribunal, information sharing, IPP11 - disclosure, law enforcement, breach

Breach Case 7: Rubbishing privacy Neil Sanson
5 April 2018 at 16:54

A recent data breach incident provided an example of how your responsibility to protect personal information does not end when you put the rubbish out for collection.

health, data, breach

Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson
7 April 2017 at 10:39

A recent data breach provided an example of how it is sometimes possible to catch a breach as it is happening and avert potential harm.

email, data, breach

What you need to know about the Ashley Madison breach Sam Grover
21 August 2015 at 15:56

When the Ashley Madison data breach story first broke, it was quite isolated. It was a criminal matter for local authorities and a PR disaster for Ashley Madison itself, but that’s as far as it went.

breach, technology

A breach, a complaint and how we helped John Edwards
9 March 2015 at 12:03

Late last year, one of my senior investigating officers came to me with a file she’d been working on for quite a while. She was convinced the facts supported a finding of an “interference with privacy”, that is, a breach of the privacy principles, that had caused harm to the complainant. She’d tried to reach a settlement, but the parties were too far apart.

complaints, breach

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OPC sends warnings to organisations to get it right next time Charles Mabbett 16 June 2021 at 09:15

Winston Peters v Paula Bennett and others Joanna Hayward 22 April 2020 at 15:01

Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death Sam Williams 21 February 2019 at 14:51

Breach Case 7: Rubbishing privacy Neil Sanson 5 April 2018 at 16:54

Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson 7 April 2017 at 10:39

What you need to know about the Ashley Madison breach Sam Grover 21 August 2015 at 15:56

A breach, a complaint and how we helped John Edwards 9 March 2015 at 12:03

OPC sends warnings to organisations to get it right next time Charles Mabbett
16 June 2021 at 09:15

Winston Peters v Paula Bennett and others Joanna Hayward
22 April 2020 at 15:01

Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death Sam Williams
21 February 2019 at 14:51

Breach Case 7: Rubbishing privacy Neil Sanson
5 April 2018 at 16:54

Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson
7 April 2017 at 10:39

What you need to know about the Ashley Madison breach Sam Grover
21 August 2015 at 15:56

A breach, a complaint and how we helped John Edwards
9 March 2015 at 12:03