Corrections has apologises for the email, and a privacy complaint has also been lodged.

The man was subjected to social media abuse and feared for his business.

Andrew Parsons just wanted a copy of his medical file. Then he was charged $100.

The boxes were kept in a foyer outside Immigration NZ's office.

Law Society mistakenly reveals private information about sexual harassment complaint.

The SIS says the bag left behind was locked and recovered quickly.

A complaint has been laid with the Privacy Commissioner over 800,000 patient records.

Reason for embattled former Waikato DHB chief's information-gathering exercise unclear.

The inaction of Google and Facebook on privacy issues has caused concern.

A major supermarket chain is using facial recognition technology in its stores.

A new Govt bill does not include a power to fine companies for harmful privacy breaches

Olga Ovsyannikova feared her photos may end up on a porn site.

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards' advice to drone operators is "don't be creepy".

The Privacy Commissioner says the university was right to refuse the request.

New Zealanders were caught up in Uber's huge data breach.

An alleged scammer who was named and shamed on Facebook has lost a bid for compensation.

The privacy of about 1000 people was breached by a medical clinic in the North Island.

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has criticised new anti-money laundering legislation.

A student leader has been awarded $18,000 compensation after a privacy breach.

The country's biggest banks all have different positions on the circumstances under which they would give up your data to the authorities.

The Privacy Commissioner has publicly censured a Whanganui drilling company for failing to protect an employee's confidential information.

More than 70 upper North Island health workers have been disciplined for snooping into patients' records in the past three years.

The Privacy Commission has ruled that a drone did not breach a finger-pulling apartment-dweller's privacy when it flew within metres of his property.

Vulnerable university students had their privacy breached in an email asking them to rate their experiences with counselling services.

A plan to reveal the number of times agencies such as the police request and receive personal data from a range of companies has been applauded by Trade Me.

Private medical notes about 90 patients - including details of a woman suffering mental illness after childbirth - were stolen from a social worker's car.

Swathes of personal data are being sought regularly by police from airlines, banks, electricity companies, internet providers and phone companies without warrants.

Labour leader David Cunliffe's student-friendly promises earned him a mostly warm reception on the campaign trail.

The departing Privacy Commissioner has issued a stern warning over the growing threat posed by big data entities, and underlined the need for her office to have more power to keep them in check.

A USB stick with sensitive information about 1200 clients of a life insurance company has been stolen from an employee's car.