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Matthew Hooton: NZ First celebrates strongest position this century
OPINION: Labour voters and senior figures are being targeted to jump ship.

Opinion: Snooping staff are the greatest risk to privacy in the workplace
OPINION: A sneaky peek isn’t a harmless case of nosiness; it’s inappropriate.

Missing records hinder investigation into treatment of patient at aged care facility
Ultimate Care was scrutinised after lost records affected a patient's care review.

‘Out of control’: Ban of invasive gym act growing in popularity
A gym owner who banned filming workouts has sparked a global 'crackdown'.

Dignity and reputation: Police defend heavy redactions in Kiri Allan file
Police say the redactions are in line with Ombudsman guidelines for privacy.

Bedroom swelter: Too hot upstairs in new Auckland terraces, apartments
Free-standing fans, airconditioning units, ceiling fans and heat pumps go into bedrooms.

The 'invasive' police search powers that convinced Justice Minister to ban gang patches in private homes
The home ban was opposed by several agencies as well as the Privacy Commissioner.

The Ex-Files: Secret recordings and hidden cams trained on ex-partners may not be silver bullet in court
What to consider before presenting evidence in court.

IRD gives thousands of taxpayers' details to social media platforms for ads
Hashing slammed as a mass 'betrayal' of taxpayers.

Passports, licences stolen in Competenz hack affecting 6000 - who pays for replacements?
What the law says about stolen IDs.

Opinion: My battle to claw back $1500 from IRD – there's another $477m owed to Kiwis
OPINION: I am equally confident most of the other 415,828 or so people won't be so lucky.

Should your child's photo be on their school's Facebook page?
OPINION: Research shows schools can do more to protect children's privacy.

NZTA staffer gave confidential driver info to gang members in exchange for meth
The King Cobras members then used it to find motorists after road-rage incidents.

Phone repair shop nude photo saga: Police launch investigation
Worker at Mobile Planet's been suspended for allegedly taking photos off customer's phone.

Prince Harry set for revealing phone hacking interview
An upcoming documentary will see the royal discuss phone hacking claims against the press.

'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'.

How private is your work chat, really?
Two Ministry of Justice employees were called out for insulting a woman on private chats.

Neighbour v real estate boss: did drone photography for ad invade privacy?
Case first went to Real Estate Authority, then Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal.

‘This is a true story’: A deep dive into Baby Reindeer's disclaimer blunder
Looking at Hollywood's decades-long struggle with disclaimers, where did Netflix go wrong?

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?'