National Institute for Healthcare Innovation's (NIHI) symposium that took place today brought together healthcare professionals, researchers, government officials and IT vendors to discuss the ways and means to make better use of big data in New Zealand's healthcare provision.
The Law Commission has uncovered privacy issues arising from new technologies, including social networking, cloud computing and deep packet inspection, that are not adequately addressed in current legislation.
The Ministry of Social Development, Immigration New Zealand and Land Transport NZ are among several government agencies found to have been transferring data about individuals on CD with neither encryption nor password protection.