Privacy Commissioner stories

New-Zealand IT MSP suffers cyber-incident, affecting government agencies. Data held by Mercury IT NZ blocked. Investigations underway.

A digital security breach allowed personal details about most University of Otago students to be viewable to others.

The Privacy Commission is advising victims of the Pinnacle hack to be wary of any suspicious cellphone communication or bank activity.

Large North Island GP network hit by cyber attack, patient details potentially compromised. Investigation underway.

New Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster aims to prioritize privacy and increase data safety in New Zealand organizations.

Michael Webster, who is currently the Secretary of the Cabinet, will step into the Privacy Commissioner role on 5 July 2022.

Data storage can often be a low priority but the consequences can be devastating. Why is this so important and what should NZ companies be thinking about?.

Human error is responsible for the majority of serious privacy breaches, with email errors accounting for over a quarter, a report by the OPC reveals.

Given the massive amounts of data enterprises hold, it may seem like an impossible task to prove what data was accessed and by whom. It isn’t.

Privacy Commissioner issues compliance notice to Reserve Bank of New Zealand for breaching Privacy Act after cyber attack on third-party file sharing service.

Barely four months since the Privacy Act 2020 came into force, early indications appear to suggest that mandatory breach reporting regulations are working.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has awarded First AML a Privacy Trust Mark for its anti-money laundering platform.

New Zealand’s new Privacy Act is now in effect, and there are significant changes that affect every organisation that operates in New Zealand.

SecOps opens new Cyber Defence Operations Centre in Auckland's Parnell, with Privacy Commissioner officially opening the facility.

Of 1398 polled New Zealanders, 65% are in favour of strong privacy regulation, 29% are happy with the same level of regulation, and 6% prefer less legislation.

New Zealand businesses must prepare for new regulations around mandatory breach legislation, warns the Privacy Bill.

Edwards has a clear message: If New Zealand businesses undermine the issue of privacy, they will ruin their business.

The service has been put through a robust Privacy Impact Assessment and it was developed in accordance with New Zealand’s current privacy legislation.

Air New Zealand has become one of just three organisations in New Zealand to receive the Privacy Commissioner's Privacy Trust Mark.

Privacy Commissioner hails upgrade to NZ's data laws with new bill.

InternetNZ calls for further improvements to New Zealand's Privacy Bill to ensure it is fit for the internet age.

The Domain Name Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner have released new guidance to promote good privacy practices in the .nz domain name space.

RealMe and Trade Me’s Transparency Reporting websites are the first two recipients of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s new Privacy Trust Mark.

Those on a lower income of $55,000 or less were more likely to be concerned about privacy (77%) than those with higher incomes (63%).