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Case note 292270 [2019] NZPriv Cmr 6: Employer refused to give information held in the mind
A woman taking a personal grievance against a former employer asked for information about her. The employer said the information had been given to him verbally and he refused to give it to her.
The woman was taking a personal grievance case to the Employment Relations Authority. As part of that pro… -
Touch, pause, engage – dealing with privacy in sports clubs
New Zealand is generally an engaged country, and most of you reading this will be part of or will have been members of a club at some point. Whether it is a swimming, softball or rugby club or a miniature horse society, you will have been involved in one or know someone who is in one.
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Annual Report of the Privacy Commissioner 2006
View the full annual report (PDF file 124 pages).
KEY POINTS
The Privacy Commissioner's 2006 public opinion survey found a strikingly high level of public concern about how businesses handle personal information. More than 80 percent of people surveyed pinpointed the internet and business as key pr… -
Some observations on surveillance
Surveillance and privacy is a heady mix. So much has been happening in that space before and since Edward Snowden’s revelations that it can be hard to keep track of the twists and turns and to see the big picture of the issues.
Wouldn’t it then be helpful for an expert in privacy to provide a summa… -
Trusted Sharing Consultancy update
In late 2016, the Privacy Commissioner launched the Trusted Sharing Consultancy Service, to offer advice and support to ensure government agencies achieve their aspirations for the coordinated delivery of public services while protecting privacy.
The Consultancy Service has been assisting agencies … -
Case note 284443 [2017] NZ PrivCmr 8: Neighbours in surveillance camera dispute
A man complained to our office about his neighbour’s surveillance cameras. The complaint appeared to be a continuation of a long running series of disputes between the two neighbours.
The man said he and his wife were establishing a childcare centre and had encountered a lot of problems with the ne… -
Life inside the Commissioner’s Office
It’s a month since I joined the bustling team at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). What are my first impressions?
When people heard I was taking up a job here, the kinds of questions I was asked made it clear that many people assumed that OPC’s work relates to government secrets or secu… -
High Court decision in Taylor v Corrections
When is information your personal information? Does it include references to other people that just happen to be on a file with your name on it? These are the questions that the Human Rights Review Tribunal, and High Court of New Zealand have considered in the recent decisions in Taylor v Chief Exec…
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Taylor v Department of Corrections – High Court decision
The appellant, Arthur Taylor, sought access to his personal information held by the Department of Corrections, for the period 1 August 2014 – 5 September 2014. He was at the time a prisoner at Auckland Regional Prison, Albany. His request was broad, seeking:
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Kiwis asked to have their say on new draft rules for using biometrics
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has developed draft rules for the use of biometric technologies and is now asking what people think of those.
Biometrics is the automated processing of physical and behavioural characteristics (face scans, fingerprint scans, voice recordings) that can be used …