News

The following news feed provides an overview of the current activities and news from APPA members.

The articles on this page are updated regularly from members’ news and media pages. If you have any questions or concerns about the content contained in the articles, please contact the respective member. You can locate members’ details underneath each article or on our Contact us page.

Joint IPCA/OPC investigation recommends overhaul of Police privacy practices
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) | Published on 2022-09-08

New guidance gives agencies’ confidence about how Privacy Act works
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on: 2026-11-13
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC investigating Crime Stoppers breach
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on: 2026-11-04
Canada’s information regulators call for action to help capacity-constrained small public bodies uphold access to information rights
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on: 2026-11-03
Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs on Bill C-22
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Published on: 2026-11-02
Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial privacy commissioners and ombuds call for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in health and health research
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on: 2026-10-30
Speech to the Victoria International Privacy and Security Summit
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on: 2026-10-30
Manage My Health phase two report
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on: 2026-10-30
Final report into Manage My Health inquiry a wake-up call for agencies
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on: 2026-10-30
Editorial: To build trust in the Information Age, we need a new social contract
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on: 2026-10-29
Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on its study of Canada’s security screening processes
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Published on: 2026-10-07
PBN/3886 [2026] NZPrivCmr3 - OPC can make targeted adverse comments in response to privacy matters
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on: 2026-10-05
PBN4406 [2026] NZPrivCmr 2 - Legal practice didn’t recognise that a cyber security incident was also a notifiable privacy breach
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on: 2026-10-05
Letter to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Published on: 2026-05-29
Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-25
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Published on: 2026-05-28
Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-22
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Published on: 2026-05-26