Kara Segedin reports:
Privacy commissioner Marie Shroff released her report for the year ending June 30, 2009 showing critical failings in government departments’ handling of information.
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There were 806 privacy complaints this year, up 22 per cent from last year.
“I have given the public sector a wake-up call to better protect privacy, in the wake of data breaches and surveys indicating that privacy standards are not as good as they should be.”
The report found government agencies holding sensitive classified information had tighter controls than those holding personal data.
Ms Shroff was concerned some agencies with poorer practices were flagship departments holding the personal details of millions of New Zealanders.
Read more in The New Zealand Herald.