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Privacy Week 2020 quiz
Each year, our office creates a Privacy Week quiz for workplaces. Please try the Privacy Week 2020 quiz with your friends and colleagues.
The answers can be found here.
What were the names of the two Boston lawyers, who would later become US Supreme Court Justices, who wrote an article entitled Th… -
Annual Report of the Privacy Commissioner 2010
View the full Annual Report.
1: KEY POINTS
Information and communications
- We received 7,151 enquiries from members of the public and organisations seeking advice on privacy matters. This number was more than 500 up on 2008/09. Enquiry topics that stood out during the year included Google's co… -
Recordings of people in public places
Generally, taking photos or recordings in public places is allowed. The role of the Privacy Act will generally depend on who is taking the photo or making the recording - whether they are an agency or an individual.
Business or agency
If you are a business or agency (or if you are taking the phot… -
Barking dogs and listening devices
Barking dogs can be a real neighbourhood nightmare. Dog owners have a legal obligation to take all reasonable steps to ensure their dog’s barking doesn’t cause a nuisance to others.
The Dog Control Act 1996 gives some fairly strong powers to deal with this problem. Dog control officers can enter pr… -
Public input sought to inform privacy rules for biometrics
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster is encouraging New Zealanders to have their say on the use of biometric information in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner today launched its consultation paper, Privacy Regulation of Biometrics in Aotearoa New Zealand, and will be seeki… -
Privacy Commissioner’s 2015 annual report marks a year of big changes
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards released his Office’s annual report covering his first full year in office. The report highlights a year of positive change for the office:
resolving complaints faster through innovative dispute resolution techniques
deeper engagement with the private sector
creati… -
Recent privacy wins
Employer’s failure to secure employee’s personal information results in $7000 pay-out
A man discovered he was the victim of credit card fraud and a large debt had accumulated against his name.
Not knowing how the identity fraud had occurred, he began investigating.
He spent a significant amount … -
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… -
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… -
Collecting personal information
Whenever you get personal information deliberately, you are 'collecting' it. The Privacy Act sets out what personal information you can collect, where you may collect it from, and how you may collect it.
Only collect information you needIf you’re thinking about collecting personal information, the …