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> which isn’t okay. This is about the bigget teeth the privacy commissioner has. Suprised to see such a heavy handed response from them given it was only 20% o

> which isn’t okay. This is about the bigget teeth the privacy commissioner has. Suprised to see such a heavy handed response from them given it was only 20% of the population. Really, the NZ privacy commissioner's office is a joke. You can see this when they say things like: > The Office of the Privacy Commissioner also encourages individuals to challenge hard why an agency needs to collect and retain their personal information. I've talked to people who work in govt that have had full cctv surveillance at city wide (Hamilton) level Ok'd by them. Like no worries mate, they're in public so you can use casino face detection technology on them to track wherever anyone within the inner city is detected for 40 days of collection capacity.

mr_toad 4y ago
> Really, the NZ privacy commissioner's office is a joke. Well, the privacy act has no teeth, so all they can do is put their hand in their pocket and pretend they have a pistol. The act is about 30 years old now, it’s totally unsuited to the modern age and it desperately needs an overhaul.
- jcz_nz 4y ago
  No, it's barely two years old now: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/LMS23223.html https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/...
heresie-dabord 4y ago
> drivers’ licences [...] as well as people’s passports. Some of the 14 million New Zealand and Australia records taken are up to 18 years old, which isn’t okay. A question about NZ English... How is that last clause (the final five syllables) used/interpreted? To my ear, it sounds comical. "Our office wishes to formally advise millions of citizens that your trust has once again been violated, and in our official role we declare this to be a not okay event."
- TheReveller 4y ago
  It means 'which isn't acceptable'. I am also confused as to why they used this turn of phrase, perhaps to sound more colloquial. It sounds weird to me too, and comical, coming from a govt department, but perhaps it is indicating that the privacy commission finds that to be something the population would not approve of, but which it has no actual enforcement mechanism.
  - TheHappyOddish 4y ago
    ANZ governments are a little less officious than other countries (the lack of taking ourselves seriously is a defining trait). The article also mentions a "she'll be right attitude".
- wpearse 4y ago
  Understatement is a hallmark of the Kiwi culture. “This is not OK” is also a very stern telling off from your mum or school teacher.

mr_toad 4y ago

> Really, the NZ privacy commissioner's office is a joke. Well, the privacy act has no teeth, so all they can do is put their hand in their pocket and pretend they have a pistol. The act is about 30 years old now, it’s totally unsuited to the modern age and it desperately needs an overhaul.

jcz_nz 4y ago
No, it's barely two years old now: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/LMS23223.html https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/...

heresie-dabord 4y ago

> drivers’ licences [...] as well as people’s passports. Some of the 14 million New Zealand and Australia records taken are up to 18 years old, which isn’t okay. A question about NZ English... How is that last clause (the final five syllables) used/interpreted? To my ear, it sounds comical. "Our office wishes to formally advise millions of citizens that your trust has once again been violated, and in our official role we declare this to be a not okay event."

TheReveller 4y ago
It means 'which isn't acceptable'. I am also confused as to why they used this turn of phrase, perhaps to sound more colloquial. It sounds weird to me too, and comical, coming from a govt department, but perhaps it is indicating that the privacy commission finds that to be something the population would not approve of, but which it has no actual enforcement mechanism.
- TheHappyOddish 4y ago
  ANZ governments are a little less officious than other countries (the lack of taking ourselves seriously is a defining trait). The article also mentions a "she'll be right attitude".
wpearse 4y ago
Understatement is a hallmark of the Kiwi culture. “This is not OK” is also a very stern telling off from your mum or school teacher.