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Sensible Sentencing Trust falsely labels man as paedophile
The Privacy Commissioner says that the Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST) has interfered with a man's privacy by wrongly labelling him as a convicted paedophile on its website.
The SST's 'Offender Database' listed the man's picture with the description of a convicted paedophile with a similar name for… -
The return of Right to Know Day
Each year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) partners with the Office of the Ombudsman to mark Right to Know Day.
International Right to Know Day, held on 28 September, recognises citizens’ right to access their personal information and official information.
Privacy Commissioner John Ed… -
New Zealanders more concerned than excited by AI
New research shows that New Zealanders have privacy concerns about the use of AI, especially because it’s seen as unregulated and can be used for malicious purposes.
In the research, almost half of respondents were more concerned than excited about AI. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says whil… -
Consultations
Gang Harm Insights Centre (GHIC) Approved Information Sharing Agreements (AISA) Review
Public consultation representing the interests of the classes of individuals whose personal information is being shared under the agreement.
We are accepting submissions until Friday 13 September by email to guid… -
Opinion: Why do we need independent advocacy for consumers?
Modern consumers are unlikely to be harmed by faulty wiring in their toasters. They might have been 60 years ago when Consumer NZ was founded. The work of consumer organisations in independently testing and holding substandard producers accountable has been critical in getting us to this point.
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No compensation for privacy breach
The parents of a profoundly disabled boy took a case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal [2020 HRRT 13] on their son's behalf in relation to the provision and accuracy of his health information while he was in the custody of IDEA Services.
IDEA Services is New Zealand’s largest provider of services… -
New Zealand-Australia investigation into Latitude breach begins
The New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) have commenced a joint privacy investigation into the 12 March Latitude Financial data breach.
This decision follows preliminary inquiries into the matter by both offices.
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Customs/IR Child Support Alerts Programme
Annual Report
Technical information
System description
Recent activity
Annual Report
Purpose: To identify parents in serious default of their child support liabilities who leave for, or return from, overseas so that IR can take steps to recover the outstanding debt.
IR disclosure to Customs: IR … -
Engagement
This section explains how we collect, use and share personal information when we are engaging with the public and with agencies, including managing our enquiries function, delivering e-learning services, receiving submissions or other public consultations, and otherwise engaging with the community t…
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Compliance
This section explains how we collect, use and share personal information when we are carrying out our compliance related functions. These include considering and investigating privacy complaints, initiating our own investigations or inquiries, and handling privacy breach notifications.
The personal…