Privacy Press Releases

The unauthorised use of Telecom customer details is being investigated by the Privacy Commissioner’s Office. “We are talking to Telecom about how their customer data came into the hands of a competitor’s marketing contractor” said Assistant Privacy Commissioner, Katrine Evans.

Privacy Commissioner has expressed concern over reports that Google has collected wi-fi information during its Street View operation without clearly informing the public.

The Privacy Commissioner has agreed to formally refer the matter of Google collection of data from wi-fi networks in New Zealand to the NZ Police.

Hector’s World website has been launched as a resource to protect young people on the internet.

The Privacy Commissioner comments on Facebook’s privacy settings.

Google Buzz involved the release of personal information. A joint letter from a group of international data protection and privacy regulators, including New Zealand Privacy Commission has been sent to Google.

A huge increase in social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter being used for identity theft has been reported.