Understanding the relationship between the parties is especially important when it comes to indirect collection — that is, receiving personal information from a third party rather than directly from the individual.

The UK Data (Use and Access) Act — DUAA for short — has passed into law, and it’s set to shake up how websites serving UK residents (including NZ businesses targeting UK audiences) deal with cookies.

In reality, it’s often both, and recognising the overlap is critical for organisations seeking to comply with the Privacy Act and maintain trust. There’s a strong and sometimes overlooked intersection between fraud and privacy breaches.

Did you know that every organisation in New Zealand is required by law to have a Privacy Officer? That includes businesses of all sizes, public agencies, and not-for-profits — no one is exempt.

It’s common practice for employers to take photos of staff during the course of their employment. These photos may be used for training materials, internal communications, team events, or external promotion such as recruitment campaigns and marketing content.

When a privacy breach occurs, organisations often consider the impacts to them rather than the impacted individuals. They assess the reputational risks around notification, compliance obligations and legal liability. But what can easily get lost in the noise is consideration for the individuals involved and the harm that has or may occur to them.

It is common for organisations to utilise many tracking technologies on their websites to monitor performance, identify user experience issues and market to individuals.

The legislative requirements for providing notice and seeking consent for tracking technologies vary.

Employee browsing or the unauthorised access and misuse of personal information is one of the most common privacy breaches according to the Privacy Commissioner. Whether it’s curiosity, misplaced helpfulness, or something more malicious, unauthorised access to personal information continues to crop up in headlines.

Most organisations typically have some insight into what information they collect indirectly from large organisations but not a full picture.