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Privacy Commission aware of vulnerable database for weeks
Law & Regulation

Privacy Commission aware of vulnerable database for weeks

A database which made public thousands of New Zealanders' personal information was left open for months, despite it being reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.Wellington-based LPM Property Management left exposed more than 30,000 images of landlords and tenants’...

Dan Brunskill 16 Jul 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Govt's Covid Tracer app 'almost certain to achieve nothing' - report to PM
Policy Free

EXCLUSIVE: Govt's Covid Tracer app 'almost certain to achieve nothing' - report to PM

The Ministry of Health's Covid Tracer smartphone app is "almost certain to achieve nothing with regard to slowing the virus," says a report touting a CovidCard alternative.

Pattrick Smellie 16 Jul 2020
JENNY RUTH: Super Fund sells NZ Inc down the river with Metlifecare sale
Infrastructure Free

Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: Super Fund sells NZ Inc down the river with Metlifecare sale

It doesn't take too much thought to conclude the New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold NZ Inc down the river when it comes to the Metlifecare takeover.

Jenny Ruth 14 Jul 2020
Green Party coal ban 'tough' but worth aiming for - Synlait
Infrastructure

Green Party coal ban 'tough' but worth aiming for - Synlait

A Green Party plan to end industrial coal use by 2030 would be “tough” for many New Zealand industries but is a target that is worth aiming for, Synlait Milk said. Halting the use of coal in process heat by then would be “pretty ambitious” even for a company like Synlait which...

Gavin Evans 13 Jul 2020