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Health info: The right to know made easy
Mrs Patel was outraged. She’d visited her GP for a follow-up check after her hand surgery, and he’d asked her about her history of depression. She didn’t think she’d had anything of the sort, and decided to ask the receptionist for a copy of all her medical notes to see what else was in there. The y…
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Using the Privacy Act for Māori
Me ōpanga rawa e aro ai te tangata, Ki te tai tama Māori e ((Must he be an All Black before you notice, This young Māori man) - Corin Merrick, Te Hunga Roia Maori o Aotearoa Hui-a-Tau 2017.
The connection to iwi, hāpu and whanau is significant for Māori. Not only does that connection better connect… -
GCSB director on surveillance, oversight and CORTEX
The GCSB does not undertake mass surveillance of New Zealanders. It was a message that the acting head of New Zealand’s foreign intelligence agency, Una Jagose, reiterated in Wellington this week, as well revealing details about the Bureau’s cyber-security work.
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Collection of NGO client data is excessive and disproportionate - Privacy Commissioner
A Ministry of Social Development (MSD) policy requiring social service providers to disclose information about all their clients is excessive and inconsistent with the privacy principles, says Privacy Commissioner John Edwards.
The Privacy Commissioner’s report, Inquiry into MSD Collection of Clien… -
HIPC Factsheet 2: Collection of Health Information
Download a PDF of this factsheet here.
The code regulates how health agencies (such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health insurers, hospitals, Primary Health Organisations, ACC and the Ministry of Health) collect, hold, use and disclose health information about identifiable individuals.
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Working with Industry 1: How Uber is driving privacy initiatives
This guest post was contributed by Richard Menzies, General Manager, Uber NZ, to mark Privacy Week. It is the first in our Working with Industry series of guest posts. The Working with Industry series do not necessarily reflect the views of our office and are published to inform and stimulate debate…
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Case note 291313 [2019] NZPriv Cmr 5: Woman harassed at work over a disputed debt
A pawn shop contacted a woman’s employer about an unresolved debt and disclosed information about the debt, as well as making allegations about the woman’s integrity and honesty.
The woman had exchanged a mobile phone and other items for cash at a pawn shop because she was going through a period of… -
Portable storage devices' survey results show personal information at risk
5 May 2009
Many government departments risk accidentally disclosing sensitive personal information because of poor controls on staff use of 'portable storage devices' (PSDs) such as USB memory sticks, Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff says.
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HIPC Factsheet 4 - Dealing with access requests
Download a PDF of this factsheet here.
The code regulates how health agencies (such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health insurers, hospitals, Primary Health Organisations, ACC and the Ministry of Health) collect, hold, use and disclose health information about identifiable individuals.
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Making a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner
Read information for Latitude Financial customers
Our Office values working with New Zealanders to get their privacy queries and complaints sorted quickly and fairly. Before you complain to us, you need to complain directly to the business or organisation that has breached your privacy.
How compla…