The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand released its November briefing to the incoming Minister of Justice regarding the Privacy Act 2020, current and emerging privacy issues, and further need for privacy law reform. On additional legislative reform, the commissioner's office said "further changes are desirable" in response to fast-changing technologies despite recent updates to the Privacy Act. The proposals for reform include addressing data portability, the right to be forgotten, reidentification, civil penalties for privacy violations and more.
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