Population Density Programme use of cell phone data

Stephen Judd made this Official Information request to Statistics New Zealand

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From: Stephen Judd

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

I refer to the "population density programme" discussed in this RNZ news item:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/392...

I request:

- the Privacy Impact Assessment for this work

- a description of the technique used for anonymisation of cell phone identifiers if this is not explicitly described in the PIA

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Judd

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Subsequent to this request Stats NZ got round to publishing the PIA here:
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From: Jarrod Williams
Statistics New Zealand


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Good morning,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your below Official Information Act
request dated 19 June 2019 for the PIA for the population density tool.

 

We received your request on 19 June 2019. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 17 July
2019, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
me using the details in the signature below. If any additional factors
come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate
to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

 

Kind regards,

 

Jarrod Williams
Senior Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
| Kaiwhakamaherehere Matua – Tari o te Kaitatau a te Kâwanatanga me te
Tumuaki
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
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-----Original Message-----
From: Info Mailin - Shared Mailbox
Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 4:28 PM
To: Office of the Government Statistician & Chief Executive
<[email address]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Population Density Programme
use of cell phone data

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Stephen Judd <[5][FOI #10562 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 4:25 PM

To: Info Mailin - Shared Mailbox <[6][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Population Density Programme use
of cell phone data

 

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

 

I refer to the "population density programme" discussed in this RNZ news
item:

 

[7]https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/392...

 

I request:

 

- the Privacy Impact Assessment for this work

 

- a description of the technique used for anonymisation of cell phone
identifiers if this is not explicitly described in the PIA

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Stephen Judd

 

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Good morning,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request
dated 19 June 2019.

 

Kind regards,

 

Jarrod Williams
Senior Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
| Kaiwhakamaherehere Matua – Tari o te Kaitatau a te Kâwanatanga me te
Tumuaki
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
DDI +64 4 931 4943 | +64 21 731 316 | [1]stats.govt.nz

Unleashing
the power of data to change lives

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From: Jarrod Williams
Sent: Thursday, 20 June 2019 7:39 AM
To: [FOI #10562 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Population Density Programme
use of cell phone data

 

Good morning,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your below Official Information Act
request dated 19 June 2019 for the PIA for the population density tool.

 

We received your request on 19 June 2019. We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 17 July
2019, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we
are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.

 

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician
and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact
me using the details in the signature below. If any additional factors
come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate
to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

 

Kind regards,

 

Jarrod Williams
Senior Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
| Kaiwhakamaherehere Matua – Tari o te Kaitatau a te Kâwanatanga me te
Tumuaki
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
DDI +64 4 931 4943 | +64 21 731 316 | [5]stats.govt.nz

Unleashing
the power of data to change lives

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-----Original Message-----
From: Info Mailin - Shared Mailbox
Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 4:28 PM
To: Office of the Government Statistician & Chief Executive
<[9][email address]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Population Density Programme
use of cell phone data

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Stephen Judd <[10][FOI #10562 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 4:25 PM

To: Info Mailin - Shared Mailbox <[11][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Population Density Programme use
of cell phone data

 

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

 

I refer to the "population density programme" discussed in this RNZ news
item:

 

[12]https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/392...

 

I request:

 

- the Privacy Impact Assessment for this work

 

- a description of the technique used for anonymisation of cell phone
identifiers if this is not explicitly described in the PIA

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Stephen Judd

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[13][FOI #10562 email]

 

Is [14][Statistics New Zealand request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Statistics New Zealand? If so, please contact us using this
form:

[15]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[16]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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