Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Holmes vs Housing New Zealand Charles Mabbett
14 August 2015 at 16:27

A Housing New Zealand tenant who found himself in a bureaucratic limbo when he complained to several agencies about a noisy neighbour has been awarded $400 damages.

IPP6 - access, Human Rights Review Tribunal

$18,000 damages for disclosing private letter Charles Mabbett
6 August 2015 at 14:24

The Human Rights Review Tribunal says a former Massey University extramural student society president suffered humiliation and significant injury to her feelings after a private letter addressed to her was leaked to a student magazine.

IPP11 - disclosure, Human Rights Review Tribunal, complaints

Predicting risk without turning children into ‘lab rats’ Octavia Palmer
31 July 2015 at 12:43

Predictive risk modelling (PRM) is a hot privacy topic. The neglect and abuse of children is a social issue that has understandably galvanised public interest, the news media and government agencies. One of the ways the government is considering tackling this high priority issue is by using computer programs that make predictions about the levels of risk to a child.

children

Leaving no child left unmined? Octavia Palmer
29 July 2015 at 10:31

Here's a question that many school administrators, boards of trustees, parents and teachers across the country are currently grappling with: how to protect student privacy and still take advantage of new internet-connected education technology, increasingly known as EduTech?

children

NetHui and the Internet of Things Tim Henwood
21 July 2015 at 11:18

The Internet of Things presents the internet-connected world with boundless possibility, but it also presents risks that we haven’t even considered yet. A recent Guardian article included the quote: “The scariest thing is that we don’t know what the scariest thing is”.

technology

Dealing effectively with online cries for help Octavia Palmer
20 July 2015 at 14:45

“A lot of you cared, just not enough” - Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why. Hannah, the subject of Jay Asher’s young-adult novel, commits suicide. Before she killed herself, she left an anonymous note for her teacher saying she was considering suicide. As the note was anonymous, the faculty did not take it seriously.

Facebook, Health Information Privacy Code, social media, health

Customs, passwords and smartphones (oh my!) Tim Henwood
14 July 2015 at 16:47

There’s been a bit of murmuring on Twitter over the past couple of days because of this news story:

customs & immigration, security, data

Toolkit helps assess your privacy impact Sam Grover
10 July 2015 at 10:31

You don’t know what you don’t know. It’s an often-overused adage, but certainly rings true when it comes to privacy.

Privacy Impact Assessment

Holmes vs Housing New Zealand Charles Mabbett 14 August 2015 at 16:27

$18,000 damages for disclosing private letter Charles Mabbett 6 August 2015 at 14:24

Predicting risk without turning children into ‘lab rats’ Octavia Palmer 31 July 2015 at 12:43

Leaving no child left unmined? Octavia Palmer 29 July 2015 at 10:31

NetHui and the Internet of Things Tim Henwood 21 July 2015 at 11:18

Dealing effectively with online cries for help Octavia Palmer 20 July 2015 at 14:45

Customs, passwords and smartphones (oh my!) Tim Henwood 14 July 2015 at 16:47

Toolkit helps assess your privacy impact Sam Grover 10 July 2015 at 10:31

Holmes vs Housing New Zealand Charles Mabbett
14 August 2015 at 16:27

$18,000 damages for disclosing private letter Charles Mabbett
6 August 2015 at 14:24

Predicting risk without turning children into ‘lab rats’ Octavia Palmer
31 July 2015 at 12:43

Leaving no child left unmined? Octavia Palmer
29 July 2015 at 10:31

NetHui and the Internet of Things Tim Henwood
21 July 2015 at 11:18

Dealing effectively with online cries for help Octavia Palmer
20 July 2015 at 14:45

Customs, passwords and smartphones (oh my!) Tim Henwood
14 July 2015 at 16:47

Toolkit helps assess your privacy impact Sam Grover
10 July 2015 at 10:31