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'It feels wrong': Watchdog hands recordings of complainant's phone calls to bank
Westpac says it hasn't listened to the recordings and will hand them back in 'good faith'.
Watchdog sends $300k scam victim's details to wrong email in privacy blunder
'What a bunch of idiots... How am I supposed to have any trust in the system?'
$50m fine or $10K fine for data leaks? Privacy Commissioner, Goldsmith on different pages
Plus: Privacy Commissioner says he's restricted to $10,000 fines, versus Australia's $50m.
Major hospital privacy breach ensnares dozens of patients
The hospital has 'immediately ceased using window envelopes'.
Tomra data leak a few months after cyber attack prompted changes
The payroll fiasco came just months after Tomra claimed to have 'ensured' safety of data.
You get paid how much? Data leak exposes more than 100 staff payslips
More pain after layoffs as 'severe' data beach exposes pay, bank account details.
Long-running feud between couple and school leads to $25k payout
What started as an information request spiralled into multiple investigations.
'We wouldn’t accept being fingerprinted': Concerns over supermarket facial recognition trial
He said New Zealanders deserve to shop without having their faces scanned.
Surprise culprit at centre of supermarket privacy stoush revealed
Countdown is reviewing its stance on providing CCTV footage to customers.
Opinion: We can protect privacy and still get to the bottom of a traffic prang
OPINION: All New Zealanders have privacy rights, regardless of their age or circumstance.
Supermarket's CCTV policy 'only serves offenders'
A private investigator has offered his company's services for free.
‘Pathetic’ legal catch stops supermarkets sharing CCTV for carpark crashes
Kelly Hamilton is 'defeated' after Countdown refused to give her '10 seconds' of footage.
Privacy blunder: Whaikaha mistakenly sent IHC names of nine complainants
One of the complainants whose name was disclosed to IHC has called for an investigation.
Woman gets $15,000 compensation after agency sends out private details
She found out her privacy was breached when a stranger messaged her on social media.
'Significant humiliation': Woman's photo hung publicly in agency for years
Now she is seeking compensation for the breach of her privacy and 'injury to feelings'.
Claimant spammed after ACC phone number bungle
Potentially intimate details at risk as case worker adds wrong number to email signature.
Privacy Commissioner asks police to pause future use of controversial DNA tool
Police are trialling the tool on two of the country's most high-profile cases.
'Outrage and anger': Cancer victim's health records accessed and used in targeted advertising
Now the company involved has been fined $10,000.
Privacy Commissioner warns schools to think of risk before installing CCTV in bathrooms
More schools are beginning to consider surveillance cameras in student bathrooms.
Police to trial controversial DNA tool for two of NZ's most high-profile cold cases
Police hope genealogy sites can help find Alicia O'Reilly and Mellory Manning's killers.
'Unspeakably bad practice': Children's details, abuse claims shared in Oranga Tamariki privacy breach
“Oranga Tamariki recognises our data system requires improving."
Sasha Borissenko: The loyalty cards tracking your almost every move
OPINION: A moment of silence for the million-odd Onecards scattered around NZ.
Landlord property ownership website deemed breach of Privacy Act
The website was shut down earlier this year.
Neighbours at War: Man claims police withheld information about 'unhinged' neighbour
The man claims his neighbour complained about him after he rebuffed her advances.
Election 2023: Foreign interference warning as security spend jumps by $1m
The PM believes candidates are more at risk of foreign interference in this election.
Aisle be watching: Supermarket chain sets up self-service cameras to catch cheats
The goal is to prevent mis-scans at the checkout, Woollies says.
Council unable to contact those worst-affected by privacy breach
Police had out-of-date contact details for some of the people involved.