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Abandoned Wellington Council files reveal harassment and abuse allegations

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A cache of confidential Wellington City Council documents, mistakenly sold with a mayoral desk from the landfill Tip Shop, has exposed decades of sensitive...

Foodstuffs’ Facial Recognition Trial clears legal hurdle but concerns raised over privacy and discrimination risks

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A report from Privacy Commissioner has found that Foodstuffs North Island's trial of live facial recognition technology (FRT) in selected supermarkets complied with the...

Police miss deadline to delete unlawfully gathered photos

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Police have missed a critical deadline to delete unlawfully gathered photos of children and young people. An state media inquiry in 2021 prompted an order...

Probation officer fired for unauthorised access to offender records, Corrections criticised for privacy breach handling

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The Department of Corrections has dismissed probation officer Xu Shan for accessing information about dozens of offenders without proper authorisation. Employed in November 2022 at...

Woolworths’ loyalty programme collects license plates, videos, audios, and IP addresses from members – media

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Privacy concerns have been raised relating to the Woolworths' 'Everyday Rewards' loyalty card programme. The programme's terms and conditions, under a privacy policy link, allow...

Privacy Commissioner ‘to keep a close eye on Foodstuffs North Island FRT trial’

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Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster will use his inquiry powers to keep a close eye on the facial recognition technology (FRT) trial that Foodstuffs North...

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Elon Musk has launched an extraordinary broadside at the...

CDC panel scraps newborn Hepatitis B jab

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control' (CDC) Advisory Committee...

Coster denies knowledge of ’email-redirection protocol’

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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he had “absolutely...

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