( November 13, 2025, 00:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New Zealand’s privacy regulator received 1,598 complaints in this financial year, up from 1,003, or 21 percent, in the previous year, according to a report. In a statement published along with the annual report for the 2024-2025 financial year on Thursday, New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner said that the number of privacy breaches notified went up from 864 in the previous year to 1,093 this year. In the statement, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said New Zealand’s privacy laws require modernization including empowering people with new rights, such as a "right to erasure."The full statement follows; the annual report is attached:...
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