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Privacy Commissioner John Edwards reappointed
John Edwards has been reappointed by the Government to serve another term as Privacy Commissioner.
Privacy Commissioner welcomes Westpac privacy breach settlement
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has welcomed the settlement reached between Nicky Hager and Westpac over the bank’s disclosure of Mr Hager’s financial information to Police in 2014.
Commissioner welcomes Select Committee’s Privacy Bill report
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards today welcomed the Justice Select Committee’s report on the Privacy Bill.
Case note 294559 [2019] NZPriv Cmr 4: Law firm wanted $19,000 for information request
A man made a request to a law firm for access to his information. The law firm demanded the long-time client pay $19,000 to be sent his information. The law firm also did not respond to the client’s request for information within the 20 working days time frame required by the Privacy Act.
Case note 289320 [2019] NZPriv Cmr 3: Corrections employee accessed complainant's record and disclosed information
A man complained that his criminal record had been accessed by a Department of Corrections employee.
Case note 282483 [2019] NZPriv Cmr 2: Social service agency questions complainant’s harm
A social service agency that caused unnecessary delays in resolving a complaint left a woman feeling vulnerable and unimportant.
Case note 294247 [2019] NZPriv Cmr 1: Phone provider refuses access to incoming data
A man asked his phone provider for records of calls from his landlord and texts that they had exchanged. The provider refused because the man had received the calls and texts rather than sent them.
New appointment: Jon Duffy appointed as Assistant Commissioner - privacy
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Duffy to the role of Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Operations.
Submission on the Privacy Bill
Read the Privacy Commissioner’s Submission on the Privacy Bill to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee.
Being privacy conscious with domain name registrations
The Privacy Commissioner and the Domain Name Commissioner have developed guidance on privacy and domains, which will foster greater awareness of good privacy practices in the .nz domain name space.