Reason for embattled former Waikato DHB chief's information-gathering exercise unclear.

The inaction of Google and Facebook on privacy issues has caused concern.

Confidential statements made during probe may have to be released.

Supermarkets maintain their facial data collection complies with privacy rules.

A major supermarket chain is using facial recognition technology in its stores.

A new Govt bill does not include a power to fine companies for harmful privacy breaches

Olga Ovsyannikova feared her photos may end up on a porn site.

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards' advice to drone operators is "don't be creepy".

The Privacy Commissioner says the university was right to refuse the request.

The privacy of about 1000 people was breached by a medical clinic in the North Island.

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has criticised new anti-money laundering legislation.

An independent review at the Ministry for Social Development had been announced.

An amendment to the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code now means emergency calls can be tracked to help emergency services locate you more quickly. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A student leader has been awarded $18,000 compensation after a privacy breach.

The country's biggest banks all have different positions on the circumstances under which they would give up your data to the authorities.

The Privacy Commissioner has publicly censured a Whanganui drilling company for failing to protect an employee's confidential information.

More than 70 upper North Island health workers have been disciplined for snooping into patients' records in the past three years.

The Privacy Commission has ruled that a drone did not breach a finger-pulling apartment-dweller's privacy when it flew within metres of his property.

Private medical notes about 90 patients - including details of a woman suffering mental illness after childbirth - were stolen from a social worker's car.

Swathes of personal data are being sought regularly by police from airlines, banks, electricity companies, internet providers and phone companies without warrants.

Labour leader David Cunliffe's student-friendly promises earned him a mostly warm reception on the campaign trail.

The departing Privacy Commissioner has issued a stern warning over the growing threat posed by big data entities, and underlined the need for her office to have more power to keep them in check.

A USB stick with sensitive information about 1200 clients of a life insurance company has been stolen from an employee's car.

Facebook is being closely watched after the social network said it was considering running users' profile photos through its controversial facial recognition technology.

The scale of the US drone programme is such that more pilots are now recruited to fly unmanned aircraft than conventional fighter planes, writes Toby Manhire.

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

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.