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What is a “compliance advice letter”? Julia Broughton
9 September 2019 at 10:29

Investigating complaints is an important function of our office and a considerable part of our workload. When we receive a complaint, we make an initial assessment about what steps we will take next. In some circumstances, we will investigate. In other instances, our office may decline to investigate.

Click to consent? Not good enough anymore John Edwards
2 September 2019 at 13:08

One of the most pervasive and persistent problems of privacy and data protection in the digital age is how to move the burden from consumers to read terms and conditions for services they are using, to the service providers to ensure they are clearly explaining the choices that consumers have, and the consequences for them.

Have you read your privacy policies? Graydon Hayes
16 August 2019 at 13:37

In 2019, privacy policies are omnipresent. We’ve all seen them, we’ve all scrolled quickly to the bottom of the page, and we’ve all clicked “I accept,” granting us access to the wonders of the internet. But when you are presented with a privacy policy on a website, how often do you actually read it?

Photocopying proof of identity Eve Kennedy
9 August 2019 at 15:41

A man complained to us last year after staff took a copy of his driver’s licence as he checked in to a hotel. The complainant was surprised that staff copied his licence and they couldn’t tell him why they needed the copy or how long they would keep it for.

Your DNA is only a click away: Home DNA tests and privacy Feilidh Dwyer
6 August 2019 at 09:53

Since 2007, companies like 23andMe.com and Ancestry.com have made at-home DNA testing kits accessible to the masses. Through a simple online order, you can receive a kit, provide a saliva sample and return it to the company for analysis.

Touch, pause, engage – dealing with privacy in sports clubs Elizabeth Kim
5 June 2019 at 10:22

New Zealand is generally an engaged country, and most of you reading this will be part of or will have been members of a club at some point. Whether it is a swimming, softball or rugby club or a miniature horse society, you will have been involved in one or know someone who is in one.

What’s in your DNA? What genetic testing might tell us about our health Vee Blackwood
24 May 2019 at 09:18

We’ve all seen the ads for genetic ancestry testing - as a way for people to trace their genealogy beyond traditional family trees and historical detail. And thanks to shows like CSI, the public might think of DNA as an investigative tool for the Police; a silver bullet that can solve any high-profile case in just minutes. But DNA can be used for much more than law enforcement activities or tracing ancestry.

Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Cameron Slater Annabel Fordham
2 April 2019 at 12:34

Cameron Slater, a well-known blogger, published a number of posts about business consultant Matthew Blomfield on the Whale Oil site. The posts were released between May–October 2012. There were additional publications containing personal information about Mr Blomfield on other blog sites.