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New Zealand's PaknSave stores breached privacy laws, regulator finds

( December 17, 2025, 00:08 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Two stores of a New Zealand discount supermarket chain have been found to have breached privacy laws, the regulator said. In a statement announcing its decision on Wednesday, New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner said that the regulator was notified in early 2025 about breaches of the 2020 Privacy Act by C Park Traders, formerly trading as PaknSave Clendon and Hutchinson Bros, trading as PaknSave Royal Oak. The regulator said that the two stores engaged third-party security guards, who shared images of customers, accompanied by allegations of theft or criminal activity. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said that both stores “lacked important safeguards that retailers should have in place when allowing third-party providers access to sensitive information.” PaknSave stores are owned by grocery retailer Foodstuffs North Island.Statement follows; decision is attached:Two PAK’nSAVE stores found in breach of Privacy Act...

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