Office of the Privacy Commissioner Case Notes
Joseph Plunket
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) is New Zealand’s privacy watchdog. It hears complaints about the conduct of private and public sector organisations. Since being established in 1993, the OPC has decided on a wide range of issues, from covert cameras in changing rooms to offhand comments.
Privacy is an increasingly relevant issue across the world. Your data has value. How has our line of privacy defence protected us in the face of organisations who can see us as little more than numbers on a screen? |
Have a look at the issues which face the OPC most often with this WordCloud! The bigger the phrase, the more often the OPC has dealt with it in a case note.
Medical information, workplaces and pesky neighbours appear at a glance – what else can you see?
If terms are unknown, simply highlight and copy into your search bar, or search them in the data table at the bottom of the page.
Medical information, workplaces and pesky neighbours appear at a glance – what else can you see?
If terms are unknown, simply highlight and copy into your search bar, or search them in the data table at the bottom of the page.
With technological development happening seemingly overnight, organisations are constantly finding new ways to collect and use information.
See on the right how the three OPC Commissioners have decided on whether an organisation has interfered with privacy. Over time, the percentage of times interference has been found has increased. Organisations are being increasingly reckless with our right to privacy. |
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Curious about which organisations come in front of the OPC most often? Look no further.
Use the interactive tree-map above to explore our most complained about organisations. Click once to see the names or general types of organisations, and again to see the relative number of complaints where interference was found.
See the Police, ACC, DHBs, medical centres, debt collectors and banks as prominent offenders. Where there is personal information, there are privacy concerns.
These organisations ought to place more of a focus on protecting information.
Want more detail? Search an organisation in the table below!
Use the interactive tree-map above to explore our most complained about organisations. Click once to see the names or general types of organisations, and again to see the relative number of complaints where interference was found.
See the Police, ACC, DHBs, medical centres, debt collectors and banks as prominent offenders. Where there is personal information, there are privacy concerns.
These organisations ought to place more of a focus on protecting information.
Want more detail? Search an organisation in the table below!
Use this helpful data table to investigate anything that’s piqued your curiosity!
Search for specific terms, or filter by organisation. Feel free to click the hyperlink attached to each row to gain a better understanding of the issues presented to the OPC (the New Zealand Police complaints make for an interesting read!).
Search for specific terms, or filter by organisation. Feel free to click the hyperlink attached to each row to gain a better understanding of the issues presented to the OPC (the New Zealand Police complaints make for an interesting read!).