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Woman left feeling embarrassed after receiving anonymous note from neighbour.
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New role for NZ's controversial watchdog.
Potential privacy breach at IT provider of one of NZ's biggest health boards
A spokesperson said no impact to health services had been uncovered.
Exclusive: How TV story on 'trash' 501 deportees made it to air
Emails show Channel 9 fed names of Kiwi deportees by Australian Border Force.
DHB apologises after Covid vaccine privacy breach
A letter has been sent to those affected.
Katie Harris: Education needed to stop 'revenge porn' - why we need more than a law change
OPINION: 'The sexual violation lives frozen in time online for the world to see.'
Waikato DHB won't face fines over info leaked after cyber attack
Some patient information was published on the dark web after the ransomware attack in May.
SIS spy agency's CCTV use: 'Unresolved questions' over legality
The Security Intelligence Service has accessed cameras in public places since March 2017.
Password standoff: How online child sex abusers avoid longer sentences
Months in prison versus years - it's a no-brainer for tech-savvy child sex offenders.
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'Distressing': Details of CEO's complaint against city councillor finally revealed
The Herald complained about the council's refusal to release information 16 months ago.
Google misled users over location data, Australian court finds
More legal trouble for the search giant.
The major change hitting iPhones within weeks
Move could cost Facebook, Google billions. NZ watchdog calls it a 'defining moment'.
Vaccinations: Privacy breach reveals the mess of software being used to track shots
Software tangle coincides with Health Ministry's inability to provide accurate jab data.
Upset at vaccine privacy breach; 1 new case in MIQ
50 people have been contacted over a DHB privacy breach.
Bare cheek: Man's shock at video call in pool changing room
The man didn't think twice about using his phone in a room with disrobed men.
Joseph Plunket: Skewed view of privacy concerns
Opinion: Arguments are disingenuous and make a mockery of the concept of privacy.
Police Commissioner under fire for article on surveillance
In the article, Andrew Coster wrote of the balance between privacy and safety.
Police Commissioner asks for clarity over intelligence gathering
Andrew Coster said he wanted a balanced public conversation about it.
Unanimous support: 'Revenge porn' law change to criminalise posting intimate videos without consent
Posting an intimate image or video without consent is on track to become illegal.
Police using app to photograph innocent youth: 'It's so wrong'
"It makes me angry, because they are children of the Whanganui river."
Survey reveals NZers' biggest internet fears, working from home hurdles
A survey has revealed Kiwis' internet hopes and fears as working from home increases.
Developer calls personal information leak 'appalling'
"Privacy is a very important metaphysical concept that just regularly gets abused."
Dotcom and co-accused in court split over extradition case
Further delays in the Megaupload case as Dotcom and US seek the path of extra appeals.
Privacy concerns: New high-tech billboard cameras snap car trips
New billboard cameras know when you pass them, how often and what vehicle you are driving.
Minister considers law change over tracing data privacy
Minister asks for advice on potential law changes to address app's data privacy worries.
Tenants on blacklists: Landlords 'can post anything they like'
Such blacklists lack transparency and could unfairly keep tenants out - Penny Arthur.
Landlords on tenant blacklist: Owners' response to Privacy Commissioner
'No wonder people are setting up things like the Facebook page' - Andrew King.
Landlord privacy crackdown: Spotlight on secret rental 'blacklists'
Landlords are using private forums to compile secret 'blacklists' of bad tenants.
Apple's latest privacy push draws squeals from Facebook, praise from NZ watchdog
Apps will be forced to disclose their level of snooping on behalf of advertisers.
'We have nothing to hide': Police photographing policy under review
The review follows reports of young Māori being photographed illegally in Wairarapa.
'Archaic': Local business owner slams shoplifter 'shaming'
"It's a shaming tactic that's a little bit archaic," a local business owner says.
Eyes in the sky: Amazon's drones could watch over your home
The tech giant's next focus may be security services - and privacy activists are worried.