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- November 19, 2023
Kashmir Hill: facial recognition software
Facial recognition technology is helping fight crime but it's also making the internet a less safe place to put your face,…
- September 1, 2022
Broadening the Privacy Act’s notification rules
Ministry of Justice, 24th August 2022 www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/key-initiatives/broadening-the-privacy-acts-notification-rules
- August 18, 2022
Lawmakers Demand FBI, DHS, and Others Reveal Purchases of Personal Data That
Dell Cameron Gizmodo, 16 August 2022 gizmodo.com/nadler-thompson-personal-data-letter-doj-dhs-1849420290
- August 16, 2022
Smart speed cameras could be in use within months
Phil Pennington Radio New Zealand, 15 August 2022 www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/472863/smart-speed-cameras-could-be-in-use-within-months
- August 13, 2022
Amazon Can’t Pause Battle With Student Over Facial Recognition
Wendy Davis MediaPost, 9 August 2022 www.mediapost.com/publications/article/376497/amazon-cant-pause-battle-with-student-over-facial.html
- August 13, 2022
Europe staves off Facebook blackout — for now
Vincent Manancourt Politico, 10 August 2022 www.politico.eu/article/europe-eu-avoids-facebook-blackout-social-media
- August 8, 2022
Privacy Commissioner acts over police practice of photographing people
Hamish Cardwell Radio New Zealand, 6 August 2022 www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/472327/privacy-commissioner-acts-over-police-practice-of-photographing-people
- July 26, 2022
Inadequate consultation with Māori over changes to digital identity
Nine To Noon Podcast Radio New Zealand, 26 July 2022 www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018850850/inadequate-consultation-with-maori-over-changes-to-digital-identity
- July 20, 2022
Statistics experts fear law change may lead to unregulated data sharing
Phil Pennington Radio New Zealand, 20 July 2022 www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/471263/statistics-experts-fear-law-change-may-lead-to-unregulated-data-sharing
- July 15, 2022
Internal Affairs lawfully allowed to use facial recognition system – Waka Kotahi
Phil Pennington Radio New Zealand, 13 July 2022 www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470882/internal-affairs-lawfully-allowed-to-use-facial-recognition-system-waka-kotahi
- July 1, 2022
European, U.S. Groups Plan Salvo of Privacy Complaints Against Google
Catherine Stupp The Wall Street Journal, 29 June 2022 www.wsj.com/articles/european-u-s-groups-plan-salvo-of-privacy-complaints-against-google-11656540061
- June 30, 2022
Big Tech remains silent on questions about data privacy in a post-Roe
Abby Ohlheiser and Hana Kiros MIT Technology Review, 28 June 2022 www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/28/1055044/big-tech-data-privacy-supreme-court-dobbs-abortion
- June 16, 2022
Big Tech cries foul over EU cloud-security label
Laurens Cerulus Politico, 14 June 2022 www.politico.eu/article/tech-sector-foul-eu-cloud-security-label/
- June 8, 2022
Someone broke into Auckland Central Police station?
Tova O'Brien, Mark Dye & Carly Flynn The Tova Podcast, 8 June 2022 omny.fm/shows/today-breakfast/someone-broke-into-auckland-central-police-station
- May 27, 2022
Remote learning apps shared children’s data at a ‘dizzying scale’
Drew Harwell The Washington Post, 24 May 2022 www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/24/remote-school-app-tracking-privacy
- May 24, 2022
Data governance for children: An emerging priority area for privacy professionals
Emma Day UNICEF, 19 May 2022 www.unicef.org/globalinsight/stories/data-governance-children-emerging-priority-area-privacy-professionals
- May 23, 2022
Auckland: Waka Kotahi safety camera trial monitoring mobile phone use and seat
Julia Gabel The New Zealand Herald, 23 May 2022 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-waka-kotahi-safety-camera-trial-monitoring-mobile-phone-use-and-seat-belt-wearing-starts-tomorrow/QVYLLW6UKCAR6WY7I6SBPD5SYM
- May 9, 2022
Govt’s data ethics panel missing in action
Marc Daalder Newsroom, 6 May 2022 www.newsroom.co.nz/govts-data-ethics-panel-missing-in-action
- May 4, 2022
Lawmakers Call For Better Facebook User Data Oversight
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Vice, 3 May 2022 www.vice.com/en/article/qjbqqm/lawmakers-call-for-better-facebook-user-data-use-oversight
- April 28, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield
Lily Hay Newman Wired, 26 April 2022 www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-twitter-privacy-anonymity
- April 26, 2022
Privacy Commissioner Joins Ombudsman And Former Government Statistician In Criticising The Data
The Daily Blog, 13 April 2022 thedailyblog.co.nz/2022/04/13/privacy-commissioner-joins-ombudsman-and-former-government-statistician-in-criticising-the-data-and-statistics-bill/
- April 20, 2022
Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Company that Harvests Location Data from 50 Million Cars
Joseph Cox 16 April 2022, Vice www.vice.com/en/article/y3v95k/car-location-data-otonomo-class-action-lawsuit
- April 20, 2022
The Streets Have Eyes
Farah Hancock Radio NZ www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018837763/the-streets-have-eyes
- April 15, 2022
Employers could be unlawfully holding staff vaccination records
Jean Bell Newsroom, 13 April 2022 www.newsroom.co.nz/employers-could-be-unlawfully-holding-staff-vaccination-records