Transparency project reveals thousands of government info requests
Government agencies made nearly 12,000 requests for personal information from 10 New Zealand companies last year, according to a new OPC report.
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Government agencies made nearly 12,000 requests for personal information from 10 New Zealand companies last year, according to a new OPC report.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards releases his Office’s annual report covering his first full year in office.
The Privacy Commissioner has welcomed the findings of the report looking at the systemic failings which enabled Phillip John Smith to escape overseas.
The Privacy Commissioner has issued updated codes of practice to take into account a number of technical changes made by the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
An international project looking at websites and apps used by children has raised concerns over the personal information collected.
Privacy Commissioner has referred a case to the Director of Human Rights Proceedings after finding Immigration New Zealand breached a migrant’s privacy.
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International data protection and privacy commissioners welcome the recent decision by the UN Human Rights Council to appoint a special rapporteur on privacy.
Reports that privacy laws may have contributed to the Germanwings air crash prompts New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner to give Privacy Act reassurance.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has released the latest compliance assurance reports submitted to his office by the national credit reporting companies.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Liddicoat as our Assistant Commissioner (Policy and Operations).
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.
Privacy authorities are calling on operators of seven app marketplaces, including Google and Apple, to make it mandatory to post links to privacy policies.
The credit reporting agency, Veda Advantage, is charging consumers an unreasonable sum for urgent requests for credit information, says the Privacy Commissioner.
A new resource to help teachers teach internet privacy issues to primary and intermediate school students was launched to coincide with Safer Internet Day. The online resource – named OWLS – is a joint project by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and NetSafe, in partnership with the NZ National Commission for UNESCO.
A scan of school websites and popular children’s game sites showed there is often no information given to users about how their personal information collected.
The Credit Reporting Privacy Code rules about the use and disclosure of credit information about serious threats are being changed.