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Editorial: Qantas cyber attack a timely reminder for individuals and businesses to protect data
OPINION: Cyber criminals are getting smarter and we need to be too.
Qantas cyber attack highlights NZ's pathetic privacy laws, Consumer says
A scammer's and telemarketer's treasure trove in Qantas hack, a security expert says.
'Subterfuge': Man awarded $60k after devices taken from desk during orchestrated meeting
Tribunal: It was 'manifestly unfair' and an 'unreasonable intrusion' into his affairs.
'Trust the process': Te Pāti Māori defends marae voting process
Te Pāti Māori claims the Electoral Commission bowed to political pressure over the voting.
Opinion: In your face - is the public comfortable with facial recognition technology?
OPINION: It depends on the location of the recording – and why it was being captured.
Man who used billboards to ask woman on date wins $19,000 privacy battle against police
Alexander Pryazhnikov paid for seven billboards asking a Wellington woman out on a date.
Opinion: Snooping staff are the greatest risk to privacy in the workplace
OPINION: A sneaky peek isn’t a harmless case of nosiness; it’s inappropriate.
Missing records hinder investigation into treatment of patient at aged care facility
Ultimate Care was scrutinised after lost records affected a patient's care review.
The 'invasive' police search powers that convinced Justice Minister to ban gang patches in private homes
The home ban was opposed by several agencies as well as the Privacy Commissioner.
The Ex-Files: Secret recordings and hidden cams trained on ex-partners may not be silver bullet in court
What to consider before presenting evidence in court.
Armstrong's employee in NZTA privacy breach
Car dealership confirms employee accessed information for personal reasons.
IRD gives thousands of taxpayers' details to social media platforms for ads
Hashing slammed as a mass 'betrayal' of taxpayers.
'Meme for profit': Company slammed for using pics of crying boy without consent
The boy was bullied and harassed after the company's advertising campaign began.
Passports, licences stolen in Competenz hack affecting 6000 - who pays for replacements?
What the law says about stolen IDs.
Phone repair shop nude photo saga: Police launch investigation
Worker at Mobile Planet's been suspended for allegedly taking photos off customer's phone.
'It feels wrong': Watchdog hands recordings of complainant's phone calls to bank
Westpac says it hasn't listened to the recordings and will hand them back in 'good faith'.
Watchdog sends $300k scam victim's details to wrong email in privacy blunder
'What a bunch of idiots... How am I supposed to have any trust in the system?'
Luxon calls Te Pāti Māori claims 'pretty concerning', Stats NZ launches probe
Stats NZ is investigating allegations of misuse of Census data.
Had depression? Get headaches? Job-hunter 'gobsmacked' by 'invasive' application
The firm says the questions provide relevant information. Applicants don't have to answer.
Police ordered to pay sexual assault complainant $50k
The tribunal has also told police to explain why they didn't charge the alleged abuser.
AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
The woman was shopping at a Rotorua New World when she was asked to leave the store.
The Porsche, the police and the privacy request: One man's fight for information
Stephen Rendell says police wouldn't release data that could have helped him in court.
500k number plates scanned daily: Concerns over Auckland's 'de facto vehicle-tracking' system
Police are able to tap into data gathered from across the road network.
$50m fine or $10K fine for data leaks? Privacy Commissioner, Goldsmith on different pages
Plus: Privacy Commissioner says he's restricted to $10,000 fines, versus Australia's $50m.
Major hospital privacy breach ensnares dozens of patients
The hospital has 'immediately ceased using window envelopes'.
Tomra data leak a few months after cyber attack prompted changes
The payroll fiasco came just months after Tomra claimed to have 'ensured' safety of data.
You get paid how much? Data leak exposes more than 100 staff payslips
More pain after layoffs as 'severe' data beach exposes pay, bank account details.