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Harmful Digital Communications Act closes Privacy Act loophole
The Harmful Digital Communications Act that is now in force makes some changes to the scope of the Privacy Act, such as closing the ‘revenge porn’ loophole.
New Assistant Commissioner (Policy and Operations)
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Liddicoat as our Assistant Commissioner (Policy and Operations).
Privacy authorities urge app marketplaces to make privacy policies clear
Privacy authorities are calling on operators of seven app marketplaces, including Google and Apple, to make it mandatory to post links to privacy policies.
Joint open letter to app marketplaces
The Privacy Commissioner is among 23 privacy authorities which have signed a letter urging app operators to make links to privacy policies mandatory for apps.
Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill
Submission by the Privacy Commissioner to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee on the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill.
Ministerial briefing on Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Briefing to the Minister of Justice on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, November 2014.
Protecting trust and privacy in electronic health records
A new report by the Privacy Commissioner on three electronic shared care record (SCR) systems says they are well-managed projects that are appropriately mitigating privacy risks, but that continued attention to privacy is needed.
Privacy Commissioner's proposed ‘Naming Policy’ change
There's been considerable interest in our naming policy proposal. We are now considering the submissions and postponing adopting any change until December.
New Zealand's data future: A view from the Privacy Commissioner
The wider use of data by business and government is inevitable. This submission responds to the New Zealand Data Futures Forum’s invitation to contribute to a debate on the country’s data future.
Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill
View the Privacy Commissioner's submission on the GCSB Bill.