New ZealandCyber attack: Waikato health chief says IT fix edging closerWaikato DHB boss gives an update on how it is faring after a serious cyber attack.31 May 01:15 AM
New ZealandWaikato DHB IT attack: Hackers likely to spread private information furtherWarnings in place as patient and staff information likely to spread further.27 May 10:35 PM
BusinessApple vs Facebook: The numbers behind the big iPhone changeSocial network's worst fears realised.10 May 09:23 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe major change hitting iPhones within weeksMove could cost Facebook, Google billions. NZ watchdog calls it a 'defining moment'.08 Apr 05:24 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivacy concerns: New high-tech billboard cameras snap car tripsNew billboard cameras know when you pass them, how often and what vehicle you are driving.08 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan loses job over debts that weren't his in two-year ID botch-upThe company wrongly associated his name with another person's debts.07 Feb 03:58 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentTenants on blacklists: Landlords 'can post anything they like'Such blacklists lack transparency and could unfairly keep tenants out - Penny Arthur.04 Feb 04:42 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentLandlords on tenant blacklist: Owners' response to Privacy Commissioner'No wonder people are setting up things like the Facebook page' - Andrew King.04 Feb 04:30 AM
New ZealandLandlord privacy crackdown: Spotlight on secret rental 'blacklists'Landlords are using private forums to compile secret 'blacklists' of bad tenants.03 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessApple's latest privacy push draws squeals from Facebook, praise from NZ watchdogApps will be forced to disclose their level of snooping on behalf of advertisers.29 Jan 04:27 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessCovid Tracer app: Is Bluetooth tracing a privacy risk?NZ Covid Tracer finally gets automated contact-tracking. iPhone users ask: Where is it?10 Dec 04:42 AM
New Zealand'Series of misunderstandings' allowed builder's apprentice to watch heart surgeryThe student's flatmate observed the entirety of a three hour-plus cardiac bypass surgery.09 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessFacial recognition deal throws access openMaster deal which just about any organisation, public or private, can be allowed to join.11 Oct 06:12 PM
New ZealandLawyer ordered to pay client $20,000 for privacy breach, humiliationThe lawyer wanted $19,000 to copy files. A judge said he could charge $7.99.25 Sep 01:58 AM
New ZealandPolice apologise for revealing Covid-19 status to prospective employersUnless to do with offending, medical info should not be shared - Privacy Commissioner.20 Sep 09:37 PM
New ZealandPolice shared private health details of Covid-positive people with prospective employers'Police should never have disclosed patients' Covid-19 statuses to prospective employers.'20 Sep 05:18 PM
BusinessCredit bureau Illion found in breach of Privacy ActCredit Simple will no longer provide offers to its members.17 Sep 05:34 AM
New ZealandMan who sneaked into surgery allegedly used medical student's swipe cardMore details about how the intruder made it into a live surgery can be revealed.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHospital security scandal: Fake medic sneaks into surgeryThe medical student allegedly involved has been banned from hospital grounds.04 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessLessons for all businesses in Trade Me's privacy fail - and tighter rules on the wayPrivacy Mark winner runs afoul of New Zealand's current and new Privacy Act.13 Aug 05:50 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 patient leak: Hamish Walker and Michelle Boag unlikely to face penaltiesMichelle Boag and Hamish Walker aren't likely to face further penalties.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Politically motivated': Nat MP sent Covid patient info after being labelled racistEx-National Party president Michelle Boag sent the info to try to help clear his name.29 Jul 11:01 PM
BusinessData leak: 31,000 clients' personal details available for 'unknown period'A tech expert said it took nearly two months to secure the data after raising the alarm.16 Jul 12:09 AM
New ZealandRevealed: Disgraced National MP leaked Covid-19 patient data to prove he wasn't racistHamish Walker was accused of being racist - so he leaked Covid-19 patient details.07 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 patients' details leaked: Investigation launchedHealth Minister says the leak of Covid-19 patients information is totally unacceptable.03 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessNew Privacy Act: Commissioner John Edwards alerts business to new offences, finesOur privacy legislation gets its first major overhaul since the internet went mainstream.02 Jul 05:53 AM
New ZealandDHB breached privacy of own doctorWaikato DHB found in breach of doctor's privacy after colleagues accessed medical file.01 Jul 03:26 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'Rising regulatory tide': The privacy law risks to businessPrivacy Commissioner John Edwards explains how privacy laws will change.06 Jun 08:06 PM
EmploymentSales of staff surveillance software up 300pcEmployee surveillance software sales have skyrocketed during lockdown.01 Jun 11:13 PM
New Zealand'Can't use it': Govt's new tracing app trips up; users struggle to log onIt was launched a day early - but now users are struggling to even log on.20 May 12:29 AM
New ZealandPolice searched for suspects in unapproved trial of facial recognition techThey did not have any of the necessary clearance from their bosses or the government.14 May 07:59 PM
New ZealandJustice minister Andrew Little 'concerned' with police facial recognition trialMinister of Justice Andrew Little says police failed to get any necessary clearance.13 May 06:20 PM
New ZealandPrivacy shock: NZ Police trialled facial recognition tech without clearance'The data can be used against us, whether by police, or maybe by some other third party.'12 May 08:24 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessSome wage subsidy recipients' names could be kept secretMSD says it has yet to make publicly available details of individual claims for subsidy.07 May 05:34 AM
