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Case note 302612 [2020] NZPrivCmr 4: Agency withholds information to protect manager’s privacy
A former employee made a request to her former employer for a draft report on an investigation into her manager’s bullying. The employer provided her with the draft report but withheld information to protect the privacy of other individuals, including the manager. The former employee sought the full unredacted report.
Case note 292364 [2020] NZPrivCmr 3: Police defend release of woman’s information to accused men
A woman said Police put her safety and that of her husband at risk by disclosing information to the two men accused of killing their son. She complained to our office about the privacy breach which had caused her and her family “emotional harm and immeasurable stress”.
Case note 300915 [2020] NZPrivCmr 2: Power company discloses man’s address to estranged ex-partner
A farmer complained to our office after a power company mistakenly shared his address details with his estranged ex-partner.
Case Note 297224 [2020] NZPrivCmr 1: Oranga Tamariki redacts mother's request for children's information
A mother whose young children were taken into the care of Oranga Tamariki (OT), complained to our Office after information she requested was redacted.
OPC announces 2019 recipients of the Privacy Good Research Fund
Four privacy research projects will receive grants from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s (OPC) second round of the Privacy Good Research Fund.
Privacy Commissioner working with Police
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says his office is continuing to monitor developments in the Police firearms buyback privacy breach and is working closely with NZ Police to ensure they are taking steps to secure all relevant personal information.
Police firearms buyback privacy breach
We are currently working with NZ Police to ensure they are taking steps to protect the personal information they hold. If you think you have been affected and wish to make a formal complaint, you need to raise that issue with Police in the first instance.
Case note 300099 [2019] NZPrivCmr 12: Restaurant withheld CCTV recording from family
A fast food restaurant declined to hand over video footage to three customers who said they were harassed by a restaurant employee. The trio, who were members of one family, complained to our office.
Case note 300370 [2019] NZPrivCmr 13: Man seeks neighbour's water bill because of billing mix-up
The Office of the Ombudsman referred a complaint to us from a man who had been overcharged by a water company. In his dispute with the company, the man asked for the water invoices sent to his neighbour because he believed the company had mixed up the water meter readings of the two properties.
Privacy Commissioner's IAPP ANZ Summit 2019 keynote presentation
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards gave a keynote presentation at the IAPP ANZ Summit in Sydney, Australia, on 30 October 2019. The presentation notes, titled Addressing the Power Asymmetry of the Big Tech Companies, is available here.