US vs Microsoft: Executing search warrants across borders
The Privacy Commissioner has filed a submission in the US Supreme Court about the use of a US search warrant to access information held in offshore servers.
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The Privacy Commissioner has filed a submission in the US Supreme Court about the use of a US search warrant to access information held in offshore servers.
As the festive and holiday season fast approaches, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has produced a guidance resource about security cameras and drones.
Privacy law reform is urgently needed to prevent New Zealand falling further behind international standards, says Privacy Commissioner John Edwards.
The Privacy Commissioner is monitoring the news of Uber’s data breach that affected more than 50 million people around the world, including New Zealanders.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is offering $3,500 to a designer or artist who can help create a winning privacy trust mark.
The Privacy Commissioner has released guidance on releasing personal information to law enforcement agencies and a summary report on transparency reporting.
A sample of New Zealand websites has revealed similar shortcomings as overseas websites when it comes to informing users about use of personal information.
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017 amended the Privacy Act, and these amendments have now come into force.
The right of access to information is an important human right and we’ll be celebrating that right on Right to Know Day on 28 September 2017.
The Privacy Commissioner says he is very concerned about the findings of Justice Palmer that gang members were able to obtain an informant's address from VTNZ.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has issued amendments to three privacy codes of practice - the HIPC, TIPC and the CRPC. Find out more here.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has received a number of enquiries expressing concern about the process for trading firearms on Trade Me.
Blogger Martyn Bradbury made a privacy complaint about a request from Police for bank information. We investigated the complaint, and sent him our final view.
The Privacy Commissioner is proposing to amend privacy codes in telecommunications, credit and health to align them with the Intelligence and Security Act.
Electricity retailers and distributors can do more to reassure consumers that the information being collected by smart meters, says the Privacy Commissioner.
Privacy Commissioner welcomes the Government’s plans to rethink the practice of collecting individual client level data from social service providers.
An MSD policy requiring NGO service providers to disclose information about clients is inconsistent with the privacy principles, says the Privacy Commissioner.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has released the annual compliance assurance reports submitted by the three national credit reporting companies.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has to made six recommendations to Government which he hopes will be included in plans to reform the Privacy Act.
New Zealand and Australian social, education and health researchers are participating in the Privacy Research Symposium at the University of Auckland this week.