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The Privacy Good Research Fund is for privacy-related research.
The Privacy Good Research Fund offers funding support to researchers worth in total up to $75,000. Successful applicants receive funding of up to $25,000 for individual projects. The PGRF has been run twice, 2015 and 2019, with funding contributions from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (iappANZ) Legacy Fund, and the Social Investment Agency (SIA).
Funded projects 2019
|
Researcher |
Project title |
Description |
Funding (GST exclusive) |
|
University of Otago (Dept of Psychology) |
Understanding the privacy concerns of participants in longitudinal studies. |
This project investigates attitudes to data sharing by interviewing participants from the world-famous longitudinal project, the Dunedin Study. |
$24,924 |
|
Victoria University of Wellington (Dr Cherie Lacey) |
Deceived by Design: The Influence of Dark Patterns on Privacy in New Zealand. |
Dark patterns in digital technology aim to manipulate users into taking actions they wouldn’t otherwise take. This project aims to understand dark patterns and generate insights into their use to support future regulatory frameworks. |
$21,687 |
|
Massey University (Erica Pearson) |
New Zealand Privacy Concerns Around Domestic Internet of Things (IOT). |
This research project aims to assess both the privacy concerns and the privacy behaviours of NZ users of smart speakers. |
$23,838 |
|
Tim Cochrane |
Extra-territorial Production Orders: Should New Zealand Adopt the US CLOUD Act? |
Production orders require disclosure of information to government agencies for use in criminal investigations. They are often served on tech companies as they hold significant personal data. This research will assess how NZ should regulate extraterritorial production orders, given NZ law. |
$6,850 |
|
Total $77,299 |
Funded projects 2015
|
Researcher |
Project title |
Funding (GST exclusive) |
|
University of Auckland (School of Population Health) |
The Ethics of Sharing: What concerns underpin practitioner decisions about what to document in shared electronic records and how should they be resolved? |
$21,539 |
|
Methodist Mission Southern |
Information sharing and high needs clients |
$21,739 |
|
NZ Nurses Organisation |
E-records and multi-disciplinary healthcare: An examination of community nurses’ knowledge and practice concerning electronic patient records, appropriate access and privacy |
$17,296 |
|
University of Waikato (Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences) |
Parent-centric Privacy Framework for a Safe Cyber Environment for Children |
$18,996 |
|
Total $79,570 |
For more information, email researchprogramme@privacy.org.nz.
