Tougher laws urged after 1 in 5 kiwis lose data in Latitude attack
The New Zealand government estimates that 20 percent of its citizens were victimized in an attack on the Australian consumer…
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New Zealand Commissioner considers establishing biometrics code of practice
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has announced he is considering the creation of a code of practice for biometrics….
Facial recognition trials initiated to fight crime at NZ grocery stores
A grocery cooperative in New Zealand is testing facial recognition tools in several stores as a way to combat a…
NZ privacy advocates: Laws need revamp to reflect biometric surveillance realities
An Aotearoa New Zealand privacy advocacy group thinks that nation’s approach to privacy and biometrics must be more nuanced than…
NZ police delete unlawfully taken photos, but biometric privacy concerns remain
New Zealand police said they have deleted 11,000 photo files after an official inquiry earlier this month calling for their…
NZ police illegally collecting biometric data from Māori, new investigation suggests
New Zealand police forces are unlawfully taking, storing, and using people’s private biometric information according to a joint investigation by…
New Zealand’s biometric regs were fine last year, now need a new look
Aotearoa New Zealand privacy regulator is preparing a series of public forums, or consultations, to learn how citizens want leaders…
A few ‘shoulds’ in otherwise detailed NZ biometric policy
A New Zealand government position paper on biometrics regulation is an antidote to privacy advocates around the world despairing that…
NZ airport face biometrics trial deployed against Privacy Commissioner advice
New Zealand’s Aviation Security Service (AvSec), a branch of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, started trials of a new face…
New Zealand police make use of dozens of facial recognition tools discretely, audit reveals
An audit has shown that New Zealand’s police has more than a dozen facial recognition technology tools in its repertoire…
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