The New Zealand Herald reports the Wellington City Council allegedly breached the data of 4,224 individuals held by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The council's breach involved unlawful access to personal details of people involved in road crashes, including the drivers' names and medical details relevant to the accidents. The data was pulled from Waka Kotahi’s Crash Analysis System as part of analysis for citywide driving improvements.
22 June 2023
NZ city council breached vehicle accident victims' privacy
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