New ZealandPrivacy breach report raises more questionsAn independent review at the Ministry for Social Development had been announced.11 Apr 09:18 PM
TechnologyWatch NZH Local Focus: Trackable 111 calls to benefit people who experience difficulties talkingAn amendment to the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code now means emergency calls can be tracked to help emergency services locate you more quickly. Made with funding from NZ On Air.14 Mar 10:30 PM
New ZealandPrivacy breach: $18k compo for humiliationA student leader has been awarded $18,000 compensation after a privacy breach.22 Feb 02:17 AM
Banking and financeWhen would banks give police your data?The country's biggest banks all have different positions on the circumstances under which they would give up your data to the authorities.20 Feb 04:53 AM
BDBDEmploymentPrivacy Commissioner censures drilling firmThe Privacy Commissioner has publicly censured a Whanganui drilling company for failing to protect an employee's confidential information.21 Dec 11:17 PM
New ZealandPatients unaware staff prying in filesMore than 70 upper North Island health workers have been disciplined for snooping into patients' records in the past three years.01 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFirst TV drone complaint: No breachThe 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.11 Aug 11:39 PM
New ZealandEmail outs vulnerable studentsVulnerable university students had their privacy breached in an email asking them to rate their experiences with counselling services.06 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatchdog to shed light on personal dataA 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.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandWarning after health files stolenPrivate medical notes about 90 patients - including details of a woman suffering mental illness after childbirth - were stolen from a social worker's car.06 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPersonal data given without warrantsSwathes of personal data are being sought regularly by police from airlines, banks, electricity companies, internet providers and phone companies without warrants.24 Mar 10:49 PM
New ZealandCunliffe encouraged by interest of youthLabour leader David Cunliffe's student-friendly promises earned him a mostly warm reception on the campaign trail.13 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatchdog's warning on data harvestThe 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.29 Jan 04:30 PM
Personal FinanceLife insurance information stolenA USB stick with sensitive information about 1200 clients of a life insurance company has been stolen from an employee's car.01 Nov 03:56 AM
New ZealandClose eye on Facebook's tagging movesFacebook is being closely watched after the social network said it was considering running users' profile photos through its controversial facial recognition technology.30 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: NZ must act fast to control aerial spying devicesThe scale of the US drone programme is such that more pilots are now recruited to fly unmanned aircraft than conventional fighter planes, writes Toby Manhire.10 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBanks unite in silence on giving client details to policeBanks have united to keep mum on how often they give customer details to police without a warrant.07 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice checks routine work for banksBanks get daily requests from the police for personal banking information, and one says it is influenced by law enforcement interest when it assesses customers.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice given Dotcom bank dataPolice got personal banking details of Kim Dotcom and his staff without getting a search warrant in a move that has implications for bank customers.26 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Oppressive privacy lawsHow private do we want to be? Two moves prompt the question - one by Auckland Council, the other by the privacy commissioner, that could give you more privacy than you want.27 Sep 05:29 PM
New ZealandShroff wary of Govt data in 'cloud'Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is highlighting risks around 'cloud computing' just after a Government-announced push for it.02 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandToll roads to collect your detailsAll motorists using toll roads will have personal information collected under new legislation, worrying civil liberties advocates.22 Aug 05:30 PM
