Mr Edwards said he would be involved in the upcoming review of security services, and his office would also scrutinise any legislation the Government might propose which raised possible privacy concerns. Privacy issues in that area had been recently considered, but it was worth reconsidering whether safeguards and regulations were fit for current purpose, he said. However, he was sure that privacy issues and how they related to security concerns would be discussed. "Privacy is a very contextual and multifaceted thing, its not a dichotomy - the idea of a trade-off between privacy and security is false because you are entitled to both. Two days before the Christchurch attack, Parliament reported back the Privacy Bill - the first significant review of New Zealand's privacy law in 25 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 31, 2019 14:37 UTC