$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.
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Major hospital privacy breach ensnares dozens of patients
The hospital has 'immediately ceased using window envelopes'.
Vaccine data breach: IT worker in court
'Truth is not a crime' said one of Barry Young's supporters as he left the courtroom.
Te Whatu Ora data breach has vaccinators fearing for their safety
Nurse says she will be looking over her shoulder for years.
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.
'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.
Digital media expert: How to protect your data privacy
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Opinion: Crime and CCTV - The Privacy Act is getting in the way of catching criminals
OPINION: Criminals are being protected by the Privacy Act — and the police can't help.
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.
The ultimate betrayal: Woman's shocking find on husband's phone
"This was my husband who had no reason to do this other than to satisfy his own sickness."
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.
NZ spies watching group plot possible terror attack may have been unlawful
The concerns are raised in a spy agency watchdog's 2023 report on NZSIS and GCSB activity.
Hastings mayor and high-profile councillor go toe-to-toe as rift deepens
Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and councillor Damon Harvey are increasingly at odds.
Pharmac CEO's fate revealed over Rachel Smalley email saga
Pharmac's board met today amid a deepening crisis over internal emails.
'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.
Michael Webster: We need to protect our children’s privacy online
OPINION: We know complex privacy issues happen with our tamariki and young people.
Landlord property ownership website deemed breach of Privacy Act
The website was shut down earlier this year.
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.
'Decade of poor performance': Damning review of Hawke’s Bay radiology department, staff ‘exhausted’
Health NZ has released a report after being castigated by a whistleblower.
Who pays for Kiri Allan's car crash? Why she shouldn't count on insurance
It is not clear if insurance will cover the crash, given Allan's breath alcohol level.
Serial stalker’s privacy partially breached by Corrections
Kerryn Mitchell stalked her ex for more than a decade. Now, she's fought for her privacy.
ChatGPT and Bard: How to use AI for work, without spilling secrets
Do you need to be worried? Steps to safeguard your organisation's sensitive information.
'Real risk' of leak: Law firm suffers cyberattack
Customers received an update yesterday warning there was a 'real risk' of a leak.
Kiwi start-up and HR firm join forces in bid to shake up banking bigwigs
The new partners hope to shake up payrolls and improve security for companies and staff.
The Warehouse privacy check: Journalist sent other people’s data
Amid the Warehouse Group’s tumbling profits and shrinking workforce, one area is growing.
Investigation into ‘serious harm data breach' after Kiwis in crashes have medical details released
Wellington mayor Tory Whanau was extremely frustrated with the council data breach.
'Evil, heinous abuse of power': Trump goes after Biden, calls special prosecutor a ‘thug’
Trump has made his first court appearance after being indicted on 37 charges.