The swift advancements in the information technology space in the last couple of decades have rendered the Privacy Act 1993 outdated and not fit to effectively regulate the current ways in which we gather, store and use information. To address this, New Zealand has a new Privacy Act on the way. What are the key…
We were delighted to host the Privacy Commissioner at our offices last week, where he gave a detailed presentation and overview of the Privacy Act 2020 which will take effect from 1 December 2020. If you are in business and collecting personal information from clients you need to understand your obligations in relation to keeping…
NEW ZEALAND’S PRIVACY LAW IS CHANGING – WHAT’S AT STAKE? An update to New Zealand’s privacy laws is long overdue. When the Privacy Act 1993 came into force almost 30 years ago, the world wide web had only been around for a few years. There have since been massive changes in technology, meaning that the…
This article is co authored by Jodi Ellmers and Jessie McKenzie. Our smart phones, smart homes and smart cars allow companies to track and analyse our behaviour all the time. There is value in this data – and competition to make money from it. Things have gotten a little out of hand with respect to…