Kia ora Oscar

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, received by New Zealand Police on 26 May 2021.

 

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

 

You can expect a response to your request on or before 24 June 2021.

 

Ngā mihi
Sarah

Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington

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From: Oscar <[FOI #15566 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2021 1:33 am
To: Ministerial Services <[New Zealand Police request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Breakdown of failure to
assist in a computer search

 

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Dear New Zealand Police,

 

I request a breakdown of the following

 

Number of devices that police wanted access to in regards to a search and
were not assisted with (refusal to provide PIN number/password). Section
130 of the search and surveillance act 2012.

 

Of the seized devices (where the pin/password wasn’t provided), the number
of devices that were able to be be accessed/unlocked by other means such
as brute force, external tools or hacking etc.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Oscar

 

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Hi Oscar

 

 

We are looking at your request.

 

“I request a breakdown of the following

 

Number of devices that police wanted access to in regards to a search and
were not assisted with (refusal to provide PIN number/password). Section
130 of the search and surveillance act 2012.

 

Of the seized devices (where the pin/password wasn’t provided), the number
of devices that were able to be be accessed/unlocked by other means such
as brute force, external tools or hacking etc.”

 

Some of the information may not exist in an easily retrievable manner, but
as a first step can you put a time frame around this request eg 1/1/2018-
1/1/2021.

 

 

Regards

 

 

Greg Dalziel

Detective Senior Sergeant
Officer in Charge | Cybercrime Unit  |  High Tech Crime Group

Police National Headquarters, Wellington 6011 

 

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Tēnā koe Oscar
 
I refer to your request of 26 May 2021 for the following information:

 

I request a breakdown of the following

Number of devices that police wanted access to in regards to a search and
were not assisted with (refusal to provide PIN number/password). Section
130 of the search and surveillance act 2012.

Of the seized devices (where the pin/password wasn’t provided), the number
of devices that were able to be be accessed/unlocked by other means such
as brute force, external tools or hacking etc.

 

I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time
in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the
Official Information Act (OIA). Specifically, 15A(1)(b), consultations
necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper
response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time
limit.

 

Police require until 1 July 2021 to provide a substantive response to your
request.

 

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
an Ombudsman about this extension.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact
[1][email address].
 
Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

 

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Kia ora Oscar

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 26 May 2021.

Kind regards, Brittany
Ministerial Services PNHQ

 

 

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