Media Statement: The Electronic Identity Verification Bill
The Electronic Identity Verification Bill is part of a wider project of enabling people to securely access government services online.
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The Electronic Identity Verification Bill is part of a wider project of enabling people to securely access government services online.
Media release on Google and Wi-fi Information Collection.
Privacy tips for the holiday season.
Privacy Commissioner welcomes the first reading of the Privacy (Cross-border Information) Amendment Bill.
Many government departments risk accidentally disclosing sensitive personal information because of poor controls on staff use of portable storage devices.
News Release from ISO and International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners
International solutions are increasingly being sought by data protection and privacy commissioners around the world to target cross-national privacy challenges.
UMR Privacy Survey results 2010.
Media release regarding Google Street View: collection of data from wi-fi networks.
Media release on 2010 closure of investigation into Paula Bennett's disclosure of beneficiary details.
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner welcomes launch of APEC Cross Border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA).
Youth privacy online - media release.
Release on the granting of new powers to the Privacy Commissioner (2010).
The Code enables those dealing with the emergency to share personal information to assist victims of the earthquake and their families.
Both public and private sectors need guidance on the use of cloud computing and sending information offshore.
The amendment marks the establishment of a more comprehensive credit reporting system for New Zealand.
Privacy Commissioner announces an extension to the Christchurch Earthquake (Information Sharing) Code, which will now expire on 30 June 2011.
Privacy Commissioner calls the Government's new cyber security strategy 'a welcome start'.
Privacy Commissioner has strengthened the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 to improve legal protections around newborn babies’ bloodspot samples.