John Edwards
Privacy Commissioner wants million dollar fines for breaches
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards, who has sent the Justice Minister a report recommending six changes to the Privacy Act - most of them intended to give his office more… Audio
Drug maker probes adverse reaction from hijacker
New Zealand's only convicted plane hijacker's prison sentence ends today. Asha Abdille will now become a special patient held on a compulsory treatment order in a forensic psychiatric unit. Audio
Privacy Commissioner defends secrecy over Abdille case
John Edwards says there is no need for the public to know about any leave the convicted hijacker may be granted. Audio
Commisioned: Privacy Commissioner
In the second in the series of Commissioner interviews The Weekend is looking at how drones, oversharing on Facebook, robots, our internet surfing habits...past crimes even impact on our privacy.
The… Audio
Privacy Commissioner: Yahoo should breach impact on NZers
The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says the web company Yahoo needs to be more open about how many New Zealanders have had their information stolen by hackers. Audio
Privacy Commissioner: Yahoo should breach impact on NZers
The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says the web company Yahoo needs to be more open about how many New Zealanders have had their information stolen by hackers. Audio
Call for urgent legal overhaul of police vetting
The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says police vetting of half a million New Zealanders every year needs to be done better. John Edwards says there are too many inconsistencies and people don't… Audio
Privacy Commissioner considering inquiry into police checkpoint
Police's use of a checkpoint to stop euthanasia supporters after an Exit International meeting has raised concerns about privacy. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Julia Powles: surveillance and secrecy
Kim Hill talks to Dr Julia Powles, from the Faculty of Law and Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where she works on technology law and policy. She is a former contributing editor and… Audio
Privacy Commissioner responds to Yahoo breach
One hundred and thirty thousand New Zealanders may have had personal information stolen as part of the largest ever email hack. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards Audio
Privacy Commissioner backs family that filmed rest home abuse
Privacy Commissioner says families are within their rights to secretly film family members in rest homes after footage emerges of an elderly man being mistreated. Audio
John Edwards, Privacy commissioner on Privacy week issues
More than half of the complaints the Privacy Commissioner receives each year are about access to personal information. Audio
Young people worried about privacy issues
They may be inclined to live online, but young people are more concerned about privacy than the rest of the population. Audio
Rules for spy agencies accessing personal data
The Privacy Commissioner says as far as he's aware, no-one is keeping an eye on what personal data is being collected by spy agencies the GCSB and SIS, and the rules should be tightened. Audio
Privacy Commissioner seeks transparency of information requests
A trial by the Privacy Commission has highlighted the vast number of personal information requests made to companies by the police and government agencies. Video, Audio
NZers caught up in Ashley Madison data breach
With us is the Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards. Audio
Government told to axe its spy agencies
The Government's been told it should be axing its spy agencies, not reviewing them. Audio
Care needed of Relationships Aotearoa's sensitive files
When Relationships Aotearoa closes today it will need to deal with the tens of thousands of sensitve case notes and files it holds on its clients. Audio
New privacy breach shows govt depts have more work to do
The Ministry of Social Development is urgently investigating a complaint, received yesterday, that it sent confidential child abuse records to the wrong person. Audio
Calls for app marketplaces to make policies clearer
Up front privacy information on smart phone apps telling you whether they'll extract personal information before, not after, you download them - is being pushed by New Zealand's privacy watchdog. Audio