Office of the Privacy Commissioner

In Europe discussing information as a weapon and privacy John Edwards
30 October 2018 at 15:42

Last week was a big week for privacy internationally. Privacy Commissioners and Data Protection Authorities met in Brussels for their annual conference for the 40th time.

Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), International, data

Making a smart move Sophie Richardson
23 August 2018 at 10:29

One of the key observations in a new report on making our transport infrastructure more efficient is to not repeat information handling mistakes made overseas.

International, technology, data

UN Special Rapporteur’s consultation on Big Data-Open Data Joanna Hayward and Michael Harrison
15 August 2018 at 10:05

We recently participated in a two-day consultation on Big Data-Open Data at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. The session was convened by Professor Joseph Cannataci, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Privacy.

data, International, technology

No certainty in security Neil Sanson
24 April 2018 at 13:32

CERT NZ recently released their quarterly report for October to December 2017.

cybersecurity, data

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

UK supermarket chain ‘vicariously liable’ for data leak Angus Jamieson
2 February 2018 at 10:23

UPDATE:

International, data, breach, IPP5 - storage & security

Breach Case 6: Reusing and recycling Neil Sanson
29 November 2017 at 16:24

A recent data breach incident gave us an example of how trying to be careful in one respect can lead to unintended bad consequences in other ways.

email, data, breach

Algorithmic transparency: what happens when the computer says “no”? Vanessa Blackwood
29 November 2017 at 16:15

At Nethui, I was delighted to hear the Minister for Government Digital Services, Hon Clare Curran, bring up algorithmic transparency as a concept that needs further exploration. It was a statement that prompted the following speaker, Jillian C. York of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to express happy surprise - that a government minister would publicly acknowledge the importance of algorithmic transparency.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe, data, technology

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In Europe discussing information as a weapon and privacy John Edwards 30 October 2018 at 15:42

Making a smart move Sophie Richardson 23 August 2018 at 10:29

UN Special Rapporteur’s consultation on Big Data-Open Data Joanna Hayward and Michael Harrison 15 August 2018 at 10:05

No certainty in security Neil Sanson 24 April 2018 at 13:32

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

UK supermarket chain ‘vicariously liable’ for data leak Angus Jamieson 2 February 2018 at 10:23

Breach Case 6: Reusing and recycling Neil Sanson 29 November 2017 at 16:24

Algorithmic transparency: what happens when the computer says “no”? Vanessa Blackwood 29 November 2017 at 16:15

In Europe discussing information as a weapon and privacy John Edwards
30 October 2018 at 15:42

Making a smart move Sophie Richardson
23 August 2018 at 10:29

UN Special Rapporteur’s consultation on Big Data-Open Data Joanna Hayward and Michael Harrison
15 August 2018 at 10:05

No certainty in security Neil Sanson
24 April 2018 at 13:32

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

UK supermarket chain ‘vicariously liable’ for data leak Angus Jamieson
2 February 2018 at 10:23

Breach Case 6: Reusing and recycling Neil Sanson
29 November 2017 at 16:24

Algorithmic transparency: what happens when the computer says “no”? Vanessa Blackwood
29 November 2017 at 16:15