新西兰面临越来越多的隐私关切,越来越多的投诉和违规事件促使人们呼吁加强法律和执法。 New Zealand faces growing privacy concerns, with rising complaints and breaches prompting calls for stronger laws and enforcement.

新西兰隐私专员Michael Webster呼吁紧急更新隐私法, 2024/25年投诉增加21%, 严重违规案件增加43%。 New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster is calling for urgent updates to privacy laws amid a 21% rise in complaints and 43% increase in serious breaches in 2024/25. 公众关注程度很高,80%的人希望对个人数据有更多的控制,三分之二的人担心隐私。 Public concern is high, with 80% wanting more control over personal data and two-thirds worried about privacy. 一个案件涉及前教师在工作笔记本电脑上获取的私人信息,凸显了保障措施差的风险。 A case involving former teachers’ private messages accessed on a work laptop highlights risks from poor safeguards. 尽管案件日趋复杂,但近90%的投诉在6个月内得到解决。 Despite rising case complexity, nearly 90% of complaints were resolved within six months. 专员寻求更强有力的执法权力,包括要求删除数据的权利,指出处罚不力和实际供资减少。 The commissioner seeks stronger enforcement powers, including the right to demand data deletion, citing weak penalties and declining real-term funding. Oranga Tamariki的严重违规事件和谷歌集体诉讼的一项重大裁决凸显了改革的必要性。 Serious breaches at Oranga Tamariki and a major Google class action ruling underscore the need for reform.