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Privacy Commissioner calls for cool heads over CovidCard
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says the $100 million CovidCard proposal needs further careful consideration before a decision is made to adopt it as a contact tracing solution for Covid-19.
Survey: Two thirds of New Zealanders want more privacy regulation
On the heels of Parliament’s passing of a new Privacy Act, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has released the results of its latest survey, showing that 65 percent of New Zealanders want more privacy regulation.
Privacy Commissioner's submission on the Inquiry into the operation of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020
Read the Privacy Commissioner’s submission to Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on the Inquiry into the operation of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020.
Privacy Commissioner warns against over-collection of customer information
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is warning the hospitality and retail sectors against using contact tracing apps or web-based solutions that ask for too much personal information, including whether a customer has had Covid-19.
Case note 308105 [2020] NZPrivCmr 5: Charity shop failed to notify CCTV cameras recorded audio
A charity shop volunteer complained to our office after discovering CCTV cameras in the shop they worked at was recording audio without their knowledge.
Code update to allow emergency services better access to location information
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has amended the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code to enable emergency services to more quickly locate people at risk of harm who have not made a call to 111.
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.