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Privacy Commissioner says Veda charges are unlawful

Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 9:49 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The credit reporting agency, Veda Advantage, is charging consumers an unreasonable sum for urgent requests for credit information, says the Privacy Commissioner. More >>

Lessons learned in EQC information shortcomings - report

Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:28 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The Earthquake Commission has failed to comply with its Official Information Act and Privacy Act obligations to provide information to its Canterbury customers in a timely manner, a joint report by the Chief Ombudsman and the Privacy Commissioner ... More >>

Privacy Commissioner appointment

Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 5:14 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The outgoing Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today welcomed the announcement of John Edwards as her successor as Privacy Commissioner. More >>

Privacy Commissioner – A Year of Rapid Change

Thursday, 28 November 2013, 4:16 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

“Events during the year have reinforced the need for tools to respond to the dynamic data environment that is developing across government and business,” said Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff when she released her Annual Report today. More >>

All-of-government privacy officer a smart move

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 11:08 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today welcomed the government’s announcement that it was creating the role of Government Chief Privacy Officer (GCPO). More >>

Privacy: 10 years of change and challenges

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 1:15 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

I welcome the chance to talk to this IT audience – one of the few audiences I speak to who understand the huge impact of IT on personal information. I was appointed Privacy Commissioner 10 years ago in 2003. Let’s take a walk through that decade ... More >>

Websites need to improve privacy information

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:03 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Websites and apps that collect people’s personal information could do much better in telling people that they are doing it, why they are doing it and how securely the information will be held, says Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff. More >>

Wake-up call for government sector on privacy and security

Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 12:06 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The newly released GCIO report is “a wake-up call to the government sector”, said Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff. It reveals systemic weaknesses in the way privacy and security have been managed across the government sector. More >>

Websites leave children and parents guessing

Friday, 31 May 2013, 3:08 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

A recent scan of school websites and some popular children’s game sites showed there is often no information given to users about how their personal information collected via the site will be used and shared. More >>

Stronger controls needed on handling spreadsheets

Friday, 22 March 2013, 4:38 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff said today that public sector agencies needed to have stronger controls in place when handling spread sheets of personal information. More >>

Amendments to Health Code To Protect Newborn Blood Samples

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 9:44 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

MEDIA RELEASE 21 March 2013 Privacy Commissioner Amends Health Code To Protect Newborn Blood Samples Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has strengthened the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 to improve legal protections around newborn babies’ bloodspot ... More >>

Civil Defence National Emergencies Information Sharing Code

Monday, 4 March 2013, 12:34 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

MEDIA RELEASE 4 MARCH 2013 Privacy Commissioner issues Civil Defence National Emergencies (Information Sharing) Code More >>

Making The Right Choices In Cloud Computing – New Guidance

Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 2:30 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner today released guidance material for small to medium sized businesses (SMEs), to help them protect personal information when using cloud computing. More >>

European Union endorses New Zealand Privacy Act

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 4:10 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

European Union endorses New Zealand Privacy Act Media release 20 December 2012 Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today welcomed the announcement that the European Commission had formally decided that New Zealand’s Privacy Act offers an adequate standard ... More >>

Report - leadership gap in MSD client information handling

Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:20 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

“The Deloitte report on MSD makes it very clear that there is a need for strong leadership by senior management on the way client information is handled within MSD,” said Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff, commenting on a report into the data breach ... More >>

Annual Report 2012 – The Year of the Data Breach

Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 2:22 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Privacy Commissioner’s Annual Report 2012 – The Year of the Data Breach MEDIA RELEASE 28 November 2012 “This year has been marked for us by major public sector data breaches. Notable were the ACC spreadsheet breach in March and MSD kiosk breach ... More >>

Privacy Commissioner releases first assurance reports

Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 10:55 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today released the first compliance assurance reports submitted to her office by the national credit reporting companies. Under a new requirement of the Credit Reporting Privacy Code, credit reporters are required ... More >>

Hard hitting report shows MSD breached client trust

Friday, 2 November 2012, 3:42 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

"Government agencies must treat people's information with the highest standards of respect," says Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff. "But this hard-hitting report - especially since it follows hard on the heels of the ACC report - shows just how ... More >>

Assistant Privacy Commissioner on MSD security breach

Monday, 15 October 2012, 1:38 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

We were contacted late yesterday afternoon by the blogger who has broken the story about the security breach at Ministry of Social Development's Work and Income kiosks. It appears that some types of personal data, and other confidential data, could be ... More >>

Privacy Commissioner urges ACC culture change

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 3:14 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The Privacy Commissioner says a culture change starting at the top of ACC is vital if further data security breaches are to be prevented. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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