The Privacy Commissioner is frustrated by the New Zealand Police’s recent serious privacy breach.

Police inadvertently disclosed the email addresses of 147 firearms owners by Te Tari Pūreke on Wednesday, 26 July.

Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says that these firearms owners are in a situation where their personal information has been inadvertently released- again.

"If you think about the people involved here- firearm owners- you've got to think about them first."

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