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A scan of school websites and popular children’s game sites showed there is often no information given to users about how their personal information collected.
Many government departments risk accidentally disclosing sensitive personal information because of poor controls on staff use of portable storage devices.
International solutions are increasingly being sought by data protection and privacy commissioners around the world to target cross-national privacy challenges.
Some insurance companies currently collect copies of full medical notes going back a number of years when they are deciding whether to insure a person.
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff says she has received approaches from members of the public worried about a nationwide household survey from New Zealand Post.