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New Zealand Police may never delete illegally collected images, says top official

By Ryan Cropp ( November 28, 2024, 06:11 GMT | Insight) -- New Zealand’s top law-enforcement agency may never be able to comply with government orders to delete illegally collected images, says the country’s top privacy official. In an interview with MLex, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said that in the absence of a major new investment in police computer systems, unlawfully collected images and biometric prints will remain in law enforcement databases. New Zealand’s top law-enforcement agency may never be able to comply with government orders to delete illegally collected images, says the country’s top privacy official....

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