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Unauthorized use of Māori photo has privacy implications: New Zealand official

By James Panichi ( August 11, 2025, 07:55 GMT | Insight) -- A politically charged controversy over a political billboard featuring the image of an indigenous woman has prompted New Zealand’s top privacy official to weigh in, saying the issue was about the use and control of personal information and, as a result, it had privacy-law implications. In an entry on his agency’s website, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said there were “many reasons” why a person in New Zealand may not want their image taken, including cultural elements specific to the country’s Māori population, such as the capturing of distinctive facial tattoos.New Zealand’s top privacy official has weighed in on a politically charged controversy over a political billboard featuring the image of an indigenous woman, saying the issue was about the use and control of personal information and, as a result, it had privacy-law implications....

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