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New Zealand Privacy
      
Date Article Title Publication Author Synopsis
6/29/2009 Insurers going too far - Privacy Commissioner New Zealand Doctor Jodi Yeats Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff says that insurers risk breaking privacy law when they ask for more information than they need to process claims.
6/17/2009 Breach confirms TestSafe privacy fears New Zealand Doctor Jodi Yeats A breach of patient data in a lab results repository has reignited fears about the system.
6/8/2009 Privacy Commissioner calls for DNA database oversight Computerworld Randal Jackson Wellington The revelation that a woman may have unlawfully disclosed DNA information has prompted the federal privacy commissioner to call for stepped-up monitoring of the state-run DNA databank.
5/14/2009 Concerns raised over increased police DNA sampling TVNZ   Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has expressed concern about a bill proposing lower thresholds for the collection of DNA samples.
5/5/2009 Poor USB control threatens government data Computerworld Randal Jackson Wellington Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is troubled by the findings of a survey on government agencies' use of portable storage devices (PSDs).
4/29/2009 Patient's 'privacy was put before safety' The Dominion Post vis Stuff  Kelly Burns Mental health services have been criticised for putting patient privacy ahead of safety after the death of a 23-year-old man.
4/27/2009 Privacy V Freedom Of Information: Inherently Incompatible? Mondaq News Alerts Jan Cumming A recent decision of the New Zealand High Court illustrates the potential for conflict between freedom of information legislation promoting openness and transparency, and legislation protecting privacy.
4/12/2009 Job vetting practices may breach privacy act Otago Daily Times   The federal privacy commissioner has expressed concern with certain data collection and retention practices for job applicants.
4/4/2009 Big Brother watching our lives online Stuff.co.nz Greer McDonald A look into the increasing monitoring of information offered up on social networking sites. 
3/9/2009 Law Commission paper on privacy Media Law Journal Steven The New Zealand Law Commission has released a 300-page paper on privacy
2/16/2009 Credit agencies seek more personal details New Zealand Herald News Maria Slade The privacy commissioner is among those reviewing the nation's Credit Reporting Privacy Code to help determine the feasibility of moving to a positive credit reporting system.
1/29/2009 US Army concerned for privacy of US soldiers TVNZ ONE News The U.S. military has asked New Zealand's ONE News and other broadcasters worldwide to blur the images of the soldiers whose personal details were found on an MP3 player purchased at an Oklahoma thrift shop. 
1/26/2009 NZ man finds US army files on MP3 player Fairfax Digital   A New Zealand man found confidential United States military files on an MP3 player he purchased at an Oklahoma thrift shop. 
1/14/2009 Lib Dems set up Commission on Privacy ZDNet Tom Espiner In what is becoming a more prevalent use of a popular social networking site, Queenstown police used Facebook to identify a burglar.
12/15/2008 Editorial:  Privacy is a public issue The Dominion Post   Citing the privacy commissioner's editorial last month calling for changes to a national DNA database.
12/5/2008 Google 'proactive' with Street View privacy fears stuff.co.nz   The New Zealand version of Google's StreetView feature launched earlier this week, prompting a number of enquiries to the Privacy Commissioner's office. 
12/2/2008 Keep a closer eye on the neighbours with Google stuff.co.nz Claire McEntee Google photographers have been capturing images across the globe for the company's StreetView feature, and today New Zealanders got a first-glimpse at their own streets and side roads with the launch of the Kiwi version.
12/1/2008 Time-limited bankrupt records worry industry Otago Daily Times   New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff is reviewing the 2004 Credit Reporting Privacy Code.
11/26/2008 Warning on abuse of baby DNA data stuff.co.nz Greer McDonald Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has made recommendations to improve the privacy protections of a programme that collects and stores DNA samples on newborns.
10/20/2008 Beware of spies, Govt agencies told stuff.co.nz Tom Pullar-Strecker The State Services Commission has warned government agencies to examine the risks before offshoring IT systems.
9/28/2008 Spying on your spouse?  Think twice stuff.co.nz Leigh Van Der Stoep Spyware services make it easier than ever to listen in on phone calls and monitor text messages, but some are questioning the legality of these activities.
9/13/2008 Marie Shroff gets another five years as Privacy Commissioner tvnz.co.nz ONE News Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff will serve another five years as the nation's privacy commissioner. 
9/1/2008 Privacy law reforms an open book says Palmer The Dominion Post   Law Commission president Geoffrey Palmer is in favor of transferring to the Cabinet powers currently held by the privacy commissioner.
8/28/2008 Fears over privacy of gene data stuff.co.nz KATHERINE NEWTON and GREER McDONALD At the Privacy Issues Forum in Wellington, consumer health advocate Barbara Robson told those gathered that the public needs to be involved in deciding how much of a person's genetic information can be accessed by employers, health insurers, police and other groups that might have an interest in knowing someone's genetic predispositions.
8/25/2008 New guidelines for business privacy issues stuff.co.nz Michael Fox A growing number of enquiries from employers and employees has prompted New Zealand's privacy commissioner to issue a set of guidelines aimed at addressing workplace privacy issues.
8/18/2008 Privacy watchdog seeks revised Snapper policy Computerworld Randal Jackson Wellington Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has asked Snapper to revise its privacy policy.
8/15/2008 Privacy must become public 'hot topic', says 2020 leader Computerworld Stephen Bell Wellington At the annual Internet Society of New Zealand (InternetNZ) general meeting recently, one official said that online privacy protection should be a hot topic for general public debate.
8/4/2008 Google's Street View in NZ soon stuff.co.nz TOM PULLAR-STRECKER Google's Street View application will soon feature the streets of three continents thanks in part to successful talks with Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff. The company has agreed to blur the faces of people and vehicle license plates so that specific persons cannot be identified in the images. 
 
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