Toothless
For those in the blogosphere who are getting excited about the fact that Paula Bennett has had a complaint lodged against her with the privacy commissioner, let me remind you of a salient fact. The Privacy Commission is a toothless dog. It’s prime function is to waste endless hours compiling documents in defense of a complaint. Most times this, and a number of lengthy jawing sessions, seems to be deemed suitable punishment for the offender.
Occasionally you might also be asked to stop doing something. You cannot be made to do this, but if you don’t, you will certainly be jawed to death some more. Most people comply in the interests of sanity.
Really vindictive complainers may then take the complaint on to the human rights commission, where the process is even more convoluted and the dialogue terrifyingly prolonged.
The worst case scenario is that Ms Bennett will be bored out of her skull.
Those who have visions of her being arrested and imprisoned should read the Privacy Act 1993.
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