The Harmful Digital Communications (Unauthorised Posting of Intimate Visual Recording) Amendment Act 2022 (Amendment Act) became law at the start of March 2022. The amended Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA, ‘the Act’) introduces a new criminal offence, which will be dealt with by Police. The offence is intended to help individuals keep intimate visual recordings…
This page contains the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms draft. You can download a PDF copy here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For nearly four months, Netsafe has been leading the development of a voluntary industry code – the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms – that brings…
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This quarterly report includes a snapshot of reporting for 2018. New Zealanders reported over 13,000 instances of online scams and fraud and $33M in losses to Netsafe last year – up from $10.1M in 2017.
We’re excited to be launching a new edition of the Netsafe Kit for Educators in mid 2018! Our new Kit framework will provide schools with a comprehensive set of resources and tools to implement effective digital citizenship practices in their school. This will include online versions of some of our most popular tools, new resources…
