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Innocent man wrongly branded a paedophile by SST speaks
A man wrongly branded a recidivist paedophile by victim group speaks out.

Wally Haumaha saga: Corrections boss apologises for email used to discredit bullying complaint
Corrections has apologises for the email, and a privacy complaint has also been lodged.

Editorial: Private investigators went too far
State agencies should keep their distance from private investigators.

Innocent man's photo wrongly posted next to paedophile's details
The man was subjected to social media abuse and feared for his business.

Spying report: Behaviour was 'patently wrong'
Some behaviour 'an affront to democracy', State Service Commissioner says.

Minister of Spies backs watchdog over Kiwi intercepts
Spies' minister Andrew Little says incidental surveillance on Kiwis is serious.

Oversight inquiry - is the GCSB breaking the law again?
Is the GCSB scooping up information belonging to Kiwis without proper legal authorisation?

Compo for shopper after Pak'NSave gave lost phone, credit card to wrong person
Man went to the customer service desk and convinced staff it was his phone; it wasn't.

'Breach of privacy': Tenant asked to give value of her belongings
The woman could not understand why the rental company would need the information.

Confidential witness statements released
Witness statements in state sector inquiry released to ex CEO Dr Nigel Murray's lawyers.

Google finally discloses security flaw kept quiet since March
The flaw could've exposed the data of as many as half a million users.

NZ Post stops 'secret eavesdropping' on posties
Secret eavesdropping of posties stopped after Privacy Commissioner's investigation.

Q&A: Living in the age of big data - Interview with Cathy O'Neil
Q&A with Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction.

Domino's infamous spammer 'Sarah' returns
Christchurch man receives a phishing email asking him to confirm his suburb.

Dotcom's request 'designed to frustrate'
Kim Dotcom wants every record mentioning him by name that the government holds.

Gym slammed for 'disgusting' privacy breach
Dumped box contained personal information, including phone numbers and email addresses.

Rental woes: Pole dancing tenant labelled 'bad character'
Landlord: "I don't know if we want someone of that sort of character."

Editorial: When it's time to put the phone down
EDITORIAL: The power is, literally, in our hands.

Student 'disgusted' at cameras in school toilets
Northland students "disgusted" after security cameras installed in high school toilets.

Guinea pigs: How Facebook is targeting Kiwis
Over 3.2 million Kiwis have consented to a wildly uncontrolled psychological experiment.

Law Society apologises after privacy breach
Law Society mistakenly reveals private information about sexual harassment complaint.

ACC 'sorry' for targeting claimant's travel after Cannes trip
Customs handed over nine years of travel data to ACC after a claimant travelled to Cannes.

New call for companies to front up over data mining
Companies must be upfront about how their AI programmes use your data, a new review says.

Juha Saarinen: Internet criminals reaching new lows
COMMENT: It's hard to understand how people can deliberately want to hurt others.

Exclusive: Spy agency documents left in cafe toilets
The SIS says the bag left behind was locked and recovered quickly.

Allegations 800,000 NZers at risk of privacy breach
A complaint has been laid with the Privacy Commissioner over 800,000 patient records.

Police called in after doctor loses confidential cancer patients' files
The document contained diagnoses and treatment plans for breast cancer patients

MPI refers potential misconduct to SFO
Misconduct uncovered during OIA response on use of private investigation firm

Ex CEO wants extra info from Waikato DHB
Reason for embattled former Waikato DHB chief's information-gathering exercise unclear.