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Police must consider privacy risks in using body-warn cameras, New Zealand official says

( November 10, 2025, 02:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Body-worn cameras used by New Zealand police pose “serious implications” for an individual’s right to privacy, the country top privacy official has said. In a speech to the Police Association Annual Conference dated Oct. 16 but released on Monday, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said it was incumbent on the police force to identify the lawful basis for collecting personal information used by the technology, with the cameras meeting the test of being an effective solution to the operational needs identified. Under the Privacy Act, any identified privacy intrusion must be “minimized to the extent possible and offset by significant and definable benefits,” Webster said.A text of the speech follows: ...

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