Automated Traffic Congestion Charging Systems

Privacy considerations for New Zealand

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v20i3.9559

Keywords:

Privacy, Technology, Congestion charging, Location tracking, Surveillance, New Zealand

Abstract

New Zealand is considering implementing congestion-charging technologies to improve traffic flows and reduce emissions in city centres. This article reviews current congestion-charging technologies against New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 and identifies varying privacy risks with these technologies. In particular, using global navigation satellite (GNS) systems and an on-board unit can pose a risk of collecting data that exceeds congestion management requirements. Additional issues arise from data processing for purposes other than congestion charging. Overall, the findings indicate the need for stricter control over who can process what type of personal data and the use and retention of such data.

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Author Biographies

Isa Seow, University of Auckland

Isa Seow is a research fellow in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Auckland; email: isa_seow@post.harvard.edu.

Tana Pistorius, University of Auckland

Tana Pistorius is a professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Auckland.

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Published

2024-08-19

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2024): Policy Quarterly

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