Privacy Act
The internet traps designed to keep your cash
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
Media law with Ursula Cheer
Should suspects who are subject to police or other investigations be able to keep that information out of the media using the law of privacy? Ursula Cheer is a professor of Law at the University of… Audio
The top 10 in tech for 2020
Tech commentator Sarah Putt looks back at some of the biggest stories in the tech world this year, including some Covid-forced innovations in health IT acceleration, increase in cyberattacks, 27-year… Audio
MPI apologises over M bovis privacy comments
The Ministry for Primary Industries has apologised for misleading farmers about the Privacy Act and naming properties infected with mycoplasma bovis. Audio
$1m top penalty sought for privacy breaches
The Privacy Commissioner wants to strengthen protection of personal information and raise fines for breaches to a maximum of $1 million.
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
Private eye: Big data, big questions
New Zealand’s involvement in the Five Eyes spy alliance and government privacy breaches have turned a spotlight on how the government is using big data – but as Kate Newton reports, the private sector… Video
Westpac under fire for Hager decision
Banking giant Westpac is coming under public scrutiny for releasing information about journalist Nicky Hager's accounts to police. Audio
