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New Zealand privacy chief calls for stronger fines, controls on automated decision-making

( December 1, 2025, 01:12 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New Zealand needs tougher fines and stronger safeguards against risks arising from automated decision-making, the privacy regulator said. In a statement on Monday, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said the country’s privacy laws need further strengthening through five key changes: introducing a civil penalty regime, adding a “right to erasure,” imposing tougher safeguards against automated decision-making, requiring organizations to demonstrate compliance through privacy management programs and giving the privacy watchdog stronger enforcement powers and tools.Statement follows:...

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