Private security company defends taking photographs of children in Auckland public space

Cityguard, a private security company, has owned up that its staff photograph children as well as anyone else involved in incidents they intervene in while on patrol, RNZ reports. The company’s admission comes after an Auckland woman reported seeing a security guard photographing a group of young children outside the Newmarket Train Station earlier this week. In a statement, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner encouraged anyone who was concerned or affected by such practices to bring their concerns up with Cityguard, then go to the commissioner if they were unsatisfied with the security company’s response.