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'On-hold hell': Plenty to fault in businesses' response to phone calls, survey finds
Uber is among the country's worst performing businesses when it comes to answering customer calls, a Consumer NZ survey has found. Audio
Security fears raised about home devices and apps
Imagine if you had to pledge loyalty to the Chinese state just to use a bathroom mirror or a lightbulb. There is a chance you already have but did not know it.
Your rights when buying on Facebook Marketplace, TradeMe
Andrew Hubbard, the acting chief executive of Citizens Advice Bureau joins Kathryn to look at private sales, like buying of Facebook Marketplace, and what your rights are if something goes wrong. Audio
Twitter's workforce likely to be hit with massive cuts in coming months - report
Billionaire Elon Musk is planning to cut 75 percent of the social media company's 7500 workers, a US media report says.
Tech: NZ's dirty online secret, SpaceX plane, Musk vs Twitter
Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about how New Zealand has been running the world's longest-running online underground market for illegal drugs. What is the dark web and… Audio
Private details of Otago students were exposed by digital fault
A digital security breach allowed personal details about University of Otago students to be viewable to others, the Privacy Commissioner has been advised.
19-month-old cheeseburger and fries selling big on Trade Me
Nelson artist Luke Dell is the mastermind behind a framed McDonald's combo selling as art on TradeMe. He spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Stolen patient info on dark web - cyber security expert
Hackers have posted stolen patient information on the dark web.
The names, addresses and other personal information of up to 450,000 people was stolen in the cyber-attack on Pinnacle Midlands Health… Audio
Hacking social media down to size
The world’s richest person put US$44 billion to make Twitter his personal property. Social media pioneer Evan Henshaw-Plath - who co-founded Twitter’s forerunner Odeo - is now here in New Zealand… Audio
Police data sharing deal questioned
A new deal for our police to share data with law enforcement agencies in Europe is being questioned after it was revealed the European Union's data protection watchdog is sueing police agencies for… Audio
Elon Musk claims he's changed mind on Twitter purchase
Billionaire Elon Musk has apparently changed his mind about buying Twitter, again, and is now willing to proceed with his takeover of the social media platform.
In a letter to the firm, Mr Musk… Audio
Pinnacle Health hack a wake-up call on protecting private information, expert says
People worried about their health data security can ask a credit agency to put an alert system in place, an expert says. Audio
Pinnacle Health not sure how many people affected by cyber attack
Pinnacle Midlands Health is still investigating a major cyber attack in which hackers stole patient data from up to 450,000 people across the North Island.
The attack comes less than a year after… Audio
IT expert warning for Pinnacle Health hack victims
Pinnacle Midlands Health is still investigating a major cyber attack in which hackers stole patient data from up to 450,000 people across the North Island.
The attack comes less than a year after the… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 5 October 2022
It's still not clear how many of Pinnacle Midlands Health's 450-thousand patients have had their data stolen in a cyber attack. If you think it's cold now, wait until this afternoon when temperatures… Audio
Christchurch Call pushes against the algorithms
New Zealand is leading a bid to break open social media’s secret algorithms as part of The Christchurch Call response, with backing from some big tech outfits. But without input from the biggest… Video, Audio
Viral Sensations
Self-made content that goes global is big business. How do people get in on the act? Audio
Why NZ-owned tech companies are pledging not to spy on schoolkids
New Zealand-owned educational technology companies are pledging not to spy on schoolchildren as concerns are raised in Europe and the US about the Harvesting of pupils' personal data.
Expert on why NZ is funding research on social media algorithms
New Zealand is teaming up with tech firm Microsoft to fund research into social media algorithms.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement yesterday in New York.
The initiative has… Audio
Tech partnership aims to translate news into te reo Maori at scale
A new partnership between a local translation software company and Microsoft aims to bring vastly more daily news in te reo Maori in print and online. Straker Translations is based in Tamaki Makaurau… Audio
