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The Privacy Bill passed its second reading on Wednesday and is now before the Committee of the Whole House. Members can access information on the Bill and view the second reading speeches through this link.

The Guardian, 30 July 2019 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/30/five-eyes-backdoor-access-whatsapp-encryption

The Privacy Good Research Fund is now open for applications for privacy-related research. Information on how to apply may be found by accessing the following link: www.privacy.org.nz/further-resources/privacy-research/

International Association of Privacy Professionals, 24 July 2019 iapp.org/news/a/ftc-fines-facebook-historic-5b-for-privacy-violations

The New York Times, 13 May 2019 www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/technology/nso-group-whatsapp-spying.html

Stuff, 1 May 2019 www.stuff.co.nz/technology/social-networking/112366145/privacy-focused-facebook-puts-the-spotlight-on-groups-with-new-design

Paul Karp The Guardian, 4 April 2019 www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/04/australia-passes-social-media-law-penalising-platforms-for-violent-content

Mark Mazzetti, Adam Goldman, Ronen Bergman and Nicole Perlroth The New York Times, 21 March 2019 www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/us/politics/government-hackers-nso-darkmatter.html  

The Justice Committee has recommended that the Privacy Bill be passed with the amendments included in their report: www.parliament.nz

Joanne Carroll Stuff, 28 February 2019 www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/110908726/privacy-breach-as-300-patient-files-go-missing The Canterbury and West Coast District Health Board are currently investigating what they are calling a “potential privacy breach” following a member of the public finding documents, in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby, containing the personal information of West Coast DHB patients on February 11. The documents that were found were only part of

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