When New Zealand bar owner and restauranteur Leo Molloy accused former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman of shoplifting, he inadvertently revealed the lack of security around a massive privately-owned retail surveillance network that holds data on millions of Australians and New Zealanders. The Privacy Commissioner is now investigating.
Last year, Gharaman was convicted of taking around $9,000 (US$5,100) worth of clothing from high-end boutiques in Auckland and Wellington and was fined $1,600. The former lawyer requested a discharge without conviction so she could return to her profession, but the judge denied the application.
