Data
CYF 'stuff-up' fuels privacy concerns
A Child, Youth and Family privacy breach is being brandished as proof the government cannot be trusted with people's private information.
Government faces backlash over data-gathering plan
A CYF privacy breach has been cited as proof the Government can't be trusted with private information. The government plans to require all agencies seeking funding to provide clients' details. Audio
Minister still unapologetic about social agencies data collection
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley remains unapologetic about requiring private data from social agencies to ensure their ongoing funding. Audio
Electricity authority used 'flawed data' in billion dollar bill
The Electricity Authority is being accused of using flawed data in the way it is reforming the national electricity grid. Audio
Flaming phones and selling social media: the data market
Peter Griffin on a US report that shows how Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are selling information about us to law enforcement agencies. Also newly released advertising figures show how… Audio
Science news: honeyguide secrets and unclogging arteries
Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news and a chemical key that could be used to unclog arteries and fight heart disease. Also the secrets of the honeyguide bird and a new way to store data using… Audio
The power of loyalty schemes
Pieta Brown the Chief Analytics Officer at Loyalty New Zealand's 30-strong subsidiary Lab360. Loyalty NZ, best known for being behind the Fly Buys rewards scheme, is one of the country's most… Audio
James Crow: capturing homeless data
Toby Manhire interviews James Crow, the founder of Gimme Shelter, who has launched a campaign to set up the Homeless and Rough Sleeper Health survey, to capture data on the homeless and drive better… Audio
Technology: Adblocking
With more of us filtering out the adverts when we're online we ask Peter Griffin how adblockers work, who's using them and how content publishers, from online newpapers to mobile apps, are responding… Audio
The Ashley Madison data breach
Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Audio
The Ashley Madison data breach
Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Audio
Mining for meaning in the age of digitised data
Writing code, understanding algorithms and dealing with dumps of digital data: computer science and applied maths methods are becoming key skills in the world's newsrooms. Specialist data journalists… Audio
Personal data collection and your technology footprint
How much do you know about what others might know about you, from your use of technology? How do you minimise your online footprint on things you'd rather keep private? Bruce Schneier is a US… Audio
Shadow: a free new app building a global database of our dreams
Hunter Lee Soik is launching a new app called Shadow, initially for iPhone, which allows us to record our dreams and make sense of them. He wants to develop the biggest dream database in the world… Audio
Sensing City
A web only special where Roger Dennis explains why he believes Christchurch could become the world's first smart city Audio
Ideas for 26 July 2009
Almost exactly two years ago Britain's Guardian newspaper ran a thousand-word article, prominently, on a decision by the New Zealand Government to stop charging the public for access to statistics. Audio
