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flag New Zealand faces growing privacy concerns, with rising complaints and breaches prompting calls for stronger laws and enforcement.

flag 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. flag Public concern is high, with 80% wanting more control over personal data and two-thirds worried about privacy. flag A case involving former teachers’ private messages accessed on a work laptop highlights risks from poor safeguards. flag Despite rising case complexity, nearly 90% of complaints were resolved within six months. flag The commissioner seeks stronger enforcement powers, including the right to demand data deletion, citing weak penalties and declining real-term funding. flag Serious breaches at Oranga Tamariki and a major Google class action ruling underscore the need for reform.

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