Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Priv-o-matic wins NZ Open Source Award Sam Grover
28 October 2016 at 09:43

It’s nice to be recognised, and this week we were pleased to win the People’s Choice Award from the NZ Open Source Awards.

technology

A stellar week for privacy research Blair Stewart
25 October 2016 at 14:46

If you’re interested in privacy research, you might want to be in Auckland during the week of 12-16 December. So much is going on that the Privacy Commissioner has named it Privacy Research Week.

health, research, International

Choose your referees wisely Richard Stephen
20 October 2016 at 10:06

Applying for a job can be a nerve-wracking ordeal and, more likely than not, it ends in disappointment. It can be devastating to miss out on that dream job and not knowing why you missed out can be incredibly frustrating.

IPP6 - access, employment

Life inside the Commissioner’s Office Abigail Vink
18 October 2016 at 10:02

It’s a month since I joined the bustling team at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). What are my first impressions?

technology, information sharing

Meeting international obligations on children’s rights Colin Trotter
17 October 2016 at 09:43

New Zealand’s progress in child welfare recently came under international scrutiny by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Information sharing, Predictive Risk Modelling (PRM) and Approved Information Sharing Agreements (AISAs) were some of the current developments assessed by the Committee.

children, information sharing, International

Why you won't get a legal "opinion" from Enquiries Karin Carter
11 October 2016 at 12:04

Callers to our Enquiries service often start with “I need some legal advice”. If the caller means guidance on his or her Privacy Act rights or the obligations of an agency, then we can help. But if by “legal advice” he or she means a legal “opinion” about how the Privacy Act might apply, then this is something our Enquiries service can’t do.

complaints, enquiries

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton
10 October 2016 at 11:39

As you may have seen in the news over the last couple of weeks, the Government has announced broad reforms of the Domestic Violence Act 1995, aimed at reducing the harm from New Zealand’s appalling rates of family violence.

IPP11 - disclosure, information sharing, children

Fancy Bears hack shows spear phishing threat Charles Mabbett
7 October 2016 at 15:00

Nobody likes their health information being made public. But for Olympic athletes, this has become an occupational hazard as allegations of cheating and the use of performance-enhancing drugs are exchanged between those found to be guilty and those who are clean.

IPP11 - disclosure, security, cybersecurity, breach, data

Priv-o-matic wins NZ Open Source Award Sam Grover 28 October 2016 at 09:43

A stellar week for privacy research Blair Stewart 25 October 2016 at 14:46

Choose your referees wisely Richard Stephen 20 October 2016 at 10:06

Life inside the Commissioner’s Office Abigail Vink 18 October 2016 at 10:02

Meeting international obligations on children’s rights Colin Trotter 17 October 2016 at 09:43

Why you won't get a legal "opinion" from Enquiries Karin Carter 11 October 2016 at 12:04

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton 10 October 2016 at 11:39

Fancy Bears hack shows spear phishing threat Charles Mabbett 7 October 2016 at 15:00

Priv-o-matic wins NZ Open Source Award Sam Grover
28 October 2016 at 09:43

A stellar week for privacy research Blair Stewart
25 October 2016 at 14:46

Choose your referees wisely Richard Stephen
20 October 2016 at 10:06

Life inside the Commissioner’s Office Abigail Vink
18 October 2016 at 10:02

Meeting international obligations on children’s rights Colin Trotter
17 October 2016 at 09:43

Why you won't get a legal "opinion" from Enquiries Karin Carter
11 October 2016 at 12:04

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton
10 October 2016 at 11:39

Fancy Bears hack shows spear phishing threat Charles Mabbett
7 October 2016 at 15:00