Sweep finds children’s websites could do more to protect users
An international project looking at websites and apps used by children has raised concerns over the personal information collected.
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An international project looking at websites and apps used by children has raised concerns over the personal information collected.
Privacy Commissioner has referred a case to the Director of Human Rights Proceedings after finding Immigration New Zealand breached a migrant’s privacy.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says the Data Futures Partnership is a key step towards a data-driven environment that respects and protects personal data.
The Harmful Digital Communications Act that is now in force makes some changes to the scope of the Privacy Act, such as closing the ‘revenge porn’ loophole.
The Privacy Commissioner is calling for applicants for a new privacy-related research funding programme worth up to $75,000 in total.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards welcomes a ruling by the Human Rights Review Tribunal awarding $25,000 in damages to a young soldier.
International data protection and privacy commissioners welcome the recent decision by the UN Human Rights Council to appoint a special rapporteur on privacy.
Reports that privacy laws may have contributed to the Germanwings air crash prompts New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner to give Privacy Act reassurance.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has released the latest compliance assurance reports submitted to his office by the national credit reporting companies.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joy Liddicoat as our Assistant Commissioner (Policy and Operations).
The Privacy Commissioner is among 23 privacy authorities which have signed a letter urging app operators to make links to privacy policies mandatory for apps.
Privacy authorities are calling on operators of seven app marketplaces, including Google and Apple, to make it mandatory to post links to privacy policies.
Following a period of public consultation, the Privacy Commissioner is implementing a new policy on naming agencies that are in breach of the Privacy Act.
The Government’s decision to reform the Privacy Act was a significant landmark in an important year for privacy law, says the Privacy Commissioner John Edwards.
A new report by the Privacy Commissioner on three electronic shared care record (SCR) systems says they are well-managed projects that are appropriately mitigating privacy risks, but that continued attention to privacy is needed.
A global sweep of mobile apps has found nearly one third (31 percent) of all mobile apps raise concerns about the nature of permissions sought. One in three apps surveyed appeared to request access to information that exceeded their functionality.
Credit reporters will no longer be able to charge more than $10 for consumers seeking their credit information. The change takes effect from 1 September 2014.
There's been considerable interest in our naming policy proposal. We are now considering the submissions and postponing adopting any change until December.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards welcomes the release of the New Zealand Data Futures Forum’s report. He says it makes an important contribution by recognising that the country needs to build the right data environment to maximise the business, social, cultural, education and health opportunities for New Zealanders.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says there will now be an upper limit of $10 on the amount a credit reporter can charge a consumer for an immediate credit report. This amendment to the Credit Reporting Privacy Code will take effect on 1 September 2014.