Privacy

In a landmark decision on 1 May 2015, the Privacy Commissioner has made it clearer what is meant by “personal information” and “metadata”, with potentially far-reaching consequences for all organisations that are caught by the Privacy Act. This decision confirms that businesses must take a conservative and cautious approach to how they are approaching their [...]

A client recently asked us about the new changes to the privacy laws (that came into effect in March this year): “I just need to update our privacy policy and privacy statements, don’t I. That’s it isn’t it?” This sums up the view amongst many businesses that we’ve come across recently. However, the raft of [...]