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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 >>
Google's new privacy policies
Monday, 20 February 2012, 3:57 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
"Google's aim of making their privacy policies simpler and clearer is a move in the right direction. We have encouraged Google to go down that track and have said how important it is for privacy policies to be readily understandable and as clear as ... More >>
Consumer rights important in big credit reporting shake up
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 10:46 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
In announcing major changes to credit reporting law, Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff, highlighted the need for further public education about the rights New Zealanders have when seeking credit. A new Summary of Rights released by her Office is aimed ... More >>
Major changes to credit reporting announced
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 10:33 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
New rules affecting what can be reported about your credit history and repayments will apply from 1 April 2012. Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today announced changes to credit reporting law that will affect almost all adult New Zealanders. The changes ... More >>
Consumer rights important in big credit reporting shake up
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 10:30 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
In announcing major changes to credit reporting law, Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff, highlighted the need for further public education about the rights New Zealanders have when seeking credit. A new Summary of Rights released by her Office is aimed ... More >>
Report: Google’s collection of WiFi information
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 12:17 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Our inquiry concludes: • that although Google had a legitimate reason for collecting the openly accessible WiFi information, it failed to properly notify the New Zealand public about that collection, and the collection was unfair • that Google also ... More >>
Google agrees to protect privacy better
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 12:15 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Commissioner announced today that she has concluded her investigation into Google's collection of WiFi information during its Street View filming. Google has apologised to New Zealanders and has taken some major steps to improve its privacy ... More >>
Balanced credit reporting will benefit consumers
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 2:30 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Financial Services Federation strongly supports the proposed changes to the Credit Reporting Privacy Code, announced yesterday by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). More >>
Minister's disclosure of personal information
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 11:45 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
In response to a number of media enquiries and calls to our free phone line, Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff, has made the following comments about the recent release of personal information about two beneficiaries. "Ministers of the Crown, like other ... More >>
‘Privacy Pollution’ erodes choices
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 11:48 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Small, incremental intrusions into personal privacy can combine to erode private space, thoughts and choices, Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff says. More >>
Draft privacy breach guidelines announced
Monday, 27 August 2007, 10:24 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
New guidelines have been drawn up to help businesses and government organisations take the right steps after a privacy breach occurs, including notifying people if their personal information has been stolen, lost or mistakenly disclosed. More >>
Privacy Awareness Week: 26 August - 1 September
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 9:55 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is holding New Zealand's first Privacy Awareness Week from 26 August to 1 September. This is an international event, which will be held at the same time across Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, and organised ... More >>
Amendments to health code considered
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 4:54 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Commissioner is seeking public submissions on proposed amendments to the Health Information Privacy Code 1994. More >>
Informed Consent Avoided Privacy Breaches
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:13 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner has found that the Nurses' Organisation journal Kai Tiaki had fully informed consent to publish photographs in an essay on rest home carers looking after elderly people. More >>
