Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Working with Industry 1: How Uber is driving privacy initiatives Richard Menzies
7 May 2018 at 09:00

This guest post was contributed by Richard Menzies, General Manager, Uber NZ, to mark Privacy Week. It is the first in our Working with Industry series of guest posts. The Working with Industry series do not necessarily reflect the views of our office and are published to inform and stimulate debate on topical privacy issues and developments.

Privacy Week, International, technology

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

UPDATE:

International, data, breach, IPP5 - storage & security

Information sharing: Learning from overseas experience John Edwards
30 January 2018 at 12:51

Privacy is sometimes wrongly seen as antithetical to information sharing. It is not. Privacy and information sharing are different sides of the same coin. Our Privacy Act could just have easily and just as accurately been called the Information Sharing Act. Rather than arbitrarily limit what information can be shared, with whom, and for what purposes, the Privacy Act provides a framework for safe information sharing.

International, information sharing

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

Trust but verify Charles Mabbett
7 November 2017 at 11:34

What’s in a trust mark? In general, a trust mark is a symbol that tells consumers that the product or service they are considering buying or subscribing to is reliable and trustworthy. Trust marks are created by industry or watchdog organisations to reassure customers about the quality or protection that comes with a product or service.

International

Benchmarking against international privacy peers Blair Stewart
20 August 2017 at 18:00

It can be useful to compare an organisation’s processes or performance against another one’s competitors in the same industry class. It is especially useful to compare with the ‘best in class’ and set targets to meet or exceed the industry norms. This is sometimes called ‘best practice benchmarking’ and is an important tool to support continuous improvement.

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

More privacy authorities online than ever Blair Stewart
17 August 2017 at 16:53

When the Office of the Privacy Commissioner launched its website in 1995, very few government organisations in New Zealand had an online presence. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Te Ara, tells us that the first New Zealand website was created only in 1992.

International, social media, data

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Working with Industry 1: How Uber is driving privacy initiatives Richard Menzies 7 May 2018 at 09:00

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

Information sharing: Learning from overseas experience John Edwards 30 January 2018 at 12:51

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

Trust but verify Charles Mabbett 7 November 2017 at 11:34

Benchmarking against international privacy peers Blair Stewart 20 August 2017 at 18:00

More privacy authorities online than ever Blair Stewart 17 August 2017 at 16:53

Working with Industry 1: How Uber is driving privacy initiatives Richard Menzies
7 May 2018 at 09:00

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

Information sharing: Learning from overseas experience John Edwards
30 January 2018 at 12:51

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

Trust but verify Charles Mabbett
7 November 2017 at 11:34

Benchmarking against international privacy peers Blair Stewart
20 August 2017 at 18:00

More privacy authorities online than ever Blair Stewart
17 August 2017 at 16:53