Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Sharing information about death and taxes Neil Sanson
23 February 2015 at 15:57

When people die, there is a lot to deal with. Apart from dealing with the loss of a family member or friend, there is all the administrative effort in telling every club, association, business and government agency to stop sending mail.

IPP7 - correction, IPP8 - accuracy

Privacy in 2015: timing is everything Joy Liddicoat
10 February 2015 at 15:20

The Internet of Things, drones, dash cams, credit reporting, and care before you share images - it’s been a fast start to privacy in 2015. This is a critical time for those working to protect and promote privacy: human rights defenders, privacy organisations, public sector agencies, the private sector, the technical community and many more.

Sharing images and not caring Charles Mabbett
3 February 2015 at 14:18

We can all be paparazzi now but that doesn’t mean we should be. That’s no consolation at all to two office workers who were photographed and filmed having sex in a Christchurch office by nearby bar patrons.

Harmful Digital Communications, social media, Facebook

Sloppy spelling makes for expensive mistake Annabel Fordham
30 January 2015 at 16:32

It can be tedious to check those final details. Sometimes it hardly seems worth the effort. The British Companies House (equivalent to our Companies Office) found out the hard way that it really is worth it. The Companies House is facing an eye-watering damages bill because of wrongly listing Cardiff engineering firm Taylor & Sons Ltd as being in liquidation.

IPP8 - accuracy

The music of privacy John Edwards
23 January 2015 at 09:33

Our work doesn’t have to all be hard slog - especially at this time of the year, and nor do our blog posts. I thought I’d take a lead from Public Address and give a Friday post over to music that can loosely be linked to a privacy theme.

Google, intelligence, social media

A world of privacy John Edwards
20 January 2015 at 09:19

When I took up the job in February last year, I was pretty familiar with the legal and policy issues around privacy, and I knew a fair bit about complaints. One area that I hadn’t had so much experience with was international engagement. But this has long been important and will be a very prominent feature of the Office’s focus in 2015.

Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), International, Asia Pacific

This kind of pen tester doesn't test pens Neil Sanson
22 December 2014 at 10:35

Pen testers are the people who hack into websites or systems connected to the internet to test whether they have been securely designed and implemented. Pen test is short for penetration testing and nothing to do with making sure ink flows when required from writing implements.

security, cybersecurity

ANZ’s practical guide to protecting privacy Colin Trotter
16 December 2014 at 11:19

ANZ’s privacy and data protection manager Hannah Johnston was a recent guest speaker at our last Technology and Privacy Forum for 2014 and she gave a comprehensive overview about what the bank – New Zealand’s third largest employer after its merger with the National Bank – was doing to protect customer privacy.

finance, Privacy officer, data

Sharing information about death and taxes Neil Sanson 23 February 2015 at 15:57

Privacy in 2015: timing is everything Joy Liddicoat 10 February 2015 at 15:20

Sharing images and not caring Charles Mabbett 3 February 2015 at 14:18

Sloppy spelling makes for expensive mistake Annabel Fordham 30 January 2015 at 16:32

The music of privacy John Edwards 23 January 2015 at 09:33

A world of privacy John Edwards 20 January 2015 at 09:19

This kind of pen tester doesn't test pens Neil Sanson 22 December 2014 at 10:35

ANZ’s practical guide to protecting privacy Colin Trotter 16 December 2014 at 11:19

Sharing information about death and taxes Neil Sanson
23 February 2015 at 15:57

Privacy in 2015: timing is everything Joy Liddicoat
10 February 2015 at 15:20

Sharing images and not caring Charles Mabbett
3 February 2015 at 14:18

Sloppy spelling makes for expensive mistake Annabel Fordham
30 January 2015 at 16:32

The music of privacy John Edwards
23 January 2015 at 09:33

A world of privacy John Edwards
20 January 2015 at 09:19

This kind of pen tester doesn't test pens Neil Sanson
22 December 2014 at 10:35

ANZ’s practical guide to protecting privacy Colin Trotter
16 December 2014 at 11:19