Privacy News - November 2024
OPC's Annual Report, an upcoming biometrics announcement, Privacy Week 2025, and an update on the Children's Privacy Project.
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OPC's Annual Report, an upcoming biometrics announcement, Privacy Week 2025, and an update on the Children's Privacy Project.
A statement on data scraping, how to handle privacy complaints, and how concerned people are about cameras.
An update on Foodstuffs North Island's trial of facial recognition technology (FRT), a warning about data anonymisation tecniques, and privacy breach rules.
An update on our biometrics work, consultation opens on the Gang Harm Insights Centre AISA, our new case note talks about use of an image without consent.
This issue we launch Poupou Matatapu, talk about the Consumer and Product Data Bill and Privacy Amendment Bill and share GCPO's information sharing guidance.
Deputy Privacy Commissioner Liz MacPherson takes the helm and writes a thought piece about penalties and a comparison with an Australian case.
Privacy Week was a roaring success (we made an infographic), we've opened consultation on Poupou Matatapu: doing privacy well, and our new survey reveals...
Children's Privacy / FRT trial / Privacy Week: the Privacy Commissioner announces our programme for Privacy Week 2024 and more.
In this issue, the Privacy Commissioner talks about our Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Justice, the call for greater data breach penalties, and you can watch the recording of the Ian Axford Fellowship webinar. Read the March issue here
Read the February issue of Privacy News for the Commissioner's take on the increasing role of biometric technologies in the lives of New Zealanders.
Hari tau hou and welcome to the first issue of Privacy News 2024.
In this edition of Privacy News we look at biometrics code, OPC guidance, AI governance training and the expansion of our office.
In this issue we look at questions surrounding the installation of CCTV cameras in school bathrooms and the chosen theme for Privacy Week 2024.
Privacy News is the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's regular newsletter. Find the September 2023 edition here.