Digital privacy icebergs remain hazards in the water as the Privacy Act 2020 prepares to set sail

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Digital privacy icebergs remain hazards in the water as the Privacy Act 2020 prepares to set sail

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Vanessa Weenink

Titanic, ship sinking
The Privacy Act 2020 sets sail soon. Alex Poor says the new act has missed the opportunity to future-proof laws

OPINION

Alex Poor dissects the update of New Zealand’s privacy laws

The Privacy Act 2020 falls short in several key aspects of digital privacy and data sovereignty. The act repeals and replaces the Pri­vacy Act 199