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Sacked govt worker wins job back

A government employee who was sacked after she accessed client records of Facebook 'friends' has won her job back until a full hearing can be held next year.

Teen's pictures stolen for site

A teenager whose private photos have been used without permission to attract bisexual women to a website feels violated and scared.

Banks unite in silence on giving client details to police

Banks have united to keep mum on how often they give customer details to police without a warrant.

Ministry vows to fix flaws

Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has described the Ministry of Social Development as a "megastore of personal details" which needs to lift its game to ensure confidence in the public sector is not harmed.

Editorial: Press freedom too important for politicians to regulate

Editorial: Newspapers around the world have been following Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of Britain's press with close interest.

New MSD kiosks to roll out in May

The Ministry of Social Development is set to roll out new public computers from May next year to replace the kiosks closed after a security hole was revealed in October.

Editorial: Bank privacy demands greater care

Editorial: Banks need to be more careful about handing over personal information to the police. They must make it their business to assess whether a request constitutes a valid reason for sidelining the Privacy Act.

Police checks routine work for banks

Banks get daily requests from the police for personal banking information, and one says it is influenced by law enforcement interest when it assesses customers.

Winz security process 'atrocious'

Paula Bennett says she is embarrassed by the "atrocious'' performance of Winz staff who twice failed to react to warnings over public computer kiosks.

Another Winz privacy breach revealed

Another Work and Income related privacy breach has come to light, following three already revealed this week.

Bennett: privacy failures 'one-off'

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there is not a systemic problem with privacy at Work and Income NZ.

DHB sends private records to Herald

Auckland District Health Board staff have blundered by sending a journalist an envelope filled with personal information and are now apologising to the people involved.

Questions over privacy breach links with job cuts

Smart-phone pic plan fails

Govt fighting fires on several fronts

There will undoubtedly be some gardening leave on offer soon at the Ministry of Social Development, writes political commentator Bryce Edwards.

Commissioner: Govt must repair damage

The State Services Commissioner says the Winz security failure has breached any trust Kiwis had in the Govt and has ordered a review of publicly-accessible systems.