Office of the Privacy Commissioner

How to be a model citizen with our model contract – with FAQs Justin Kim
8 June 2021 at 12:29

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards recently spoke to the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Working Group on Digital Data Governance. The group had been discussing the use of the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers between EU and non-EU countries.

IPP12 - disclosure outside NZ, International, technology

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

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

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

What we learned at NetHui OPC staff
23 November 2017 at 10:22

NetHui, the website says, brings together everybody and anybody that wants to talk about the internet. It's not a conference and speakers don't talk at you all day. Instead, Internet NZ’s gathering of technologists, humanitarians, educationalists and philosophers is designed “for the community, by the community”.

technology, cybersecurity, Telecommunications Information Privacy Code (TIPC)

Making privacy tick Sophie Richardson
5 July 2017 at 15:15

How far can you trust a product or service with your personal information? Our office wants to create a way for consumers to know if they are using a service or product that will protect their privacy and personal information.

technology, security, data

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

Viewing entries tagged with 'technology'

How to be a model citizen with our model contract – with FAQs Justin Kim 8 June 2021 at 12:29

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

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

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

What we learned at NetHui OPC staff 23 November 2017 at 10:22

Making privacy tick Sophie Richardson 5 July 2017 at 15:15

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

How to be a model citizen with our model contract – with FAQs Justin Kim
8 June 2021 at 12:29

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

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

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

What we learned at NetHui OPC staff
23 November 2017 at 10:22

Making privacy tick Sophie Richardson
5 July 2017 at 15:15

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