Internet
Struggling ministry spends $5m to update laptops
A ministry hamstrung during the Covid lockdown by its lack of up-to-date laptops has spent almost $5 million buying new ones and the means to run them.
Audit reveals new tech tools in police's digital armoury
A police stocktake triggered by a controversial trial of facial recognition technology has revealed what law enforcement is adding to its digital armoury.
Molly Jones Podcast Picks
Molly Jones reviews Whistleblower - the story of the NBA betting scandal. Audio
Supreme Court ruling paves way for Kim Dotcom extradition, but subject to judicial review
The long-running legal battle involving Kim Dotcom has been left unresolved by a Supreme Court ruling issued today.
Chorus says ComCom decisions on UFB don't reflect commercial reality
Telecommunications lines company Chorus has taken a swipe at the Commerce Commission's decision on how to calculate future pricing of the ultrafast-fibre broadband network (UFB).
More than 200,000 'vile' tweets towards female candidates during election
A Twitter bot has been working to find and combat abusive tweets aimed at female candidates in the New Zealand elections.
Warning of rise in scammers' activity
An internet security watchdog is warning people carrying out financial transactions online that there has been a sudden surge in malware attacks.
Big tech bosses in the hot seat: 'Who the hell elected you?'
A US Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content quickly turned into a political scuffle.
Podcast Critic: Denise Garland
Today's RNZ's own Denise Garland reviews podcasts, No Such Thing As a Fish, Unladylike and The Food Programme from BBC 4. Audio
The hidden costs of streaming music
In his book, Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music, Kyle Devine examines the hidden or overlooked costs of online listening. Devine wants people to understand that there is no such thing as a… Audio
Ellie Jay's podcast picks
Critic Ellie Jay reviews four titles - The Orange Tree, Changes, I Secretly Recorded My Boyfriend and The Baron of Botox. Audio
Facebook removes Advance NZ page
Facebook has removed the page for Advance New Zealand for repeatedly spreading misinformation about Covid-19. Netsafe's Martin Cocker gives his reaction to the move. Audio
Katy Atkin's podcast picks
Stuff's senior content producer Katy Atkins reviews Murder in House Two - Michael Epstein - Crowd Network and Canary - The Washington Post Investigates. Audio
Threats to freedom warned if social media unlocked to Five Eyes
Civil liberties groups believe privacy, freedom of expression and trade secrets could be eroded if tech companies give up their encrypted data to governments.
Fives Eyes alliance calls for access to encrypted data
Technology commentator Paul Brislen joins The Panel to give his response. Audio
Privacy concerns on Governments accessing encrypted data
The Privacy Commissioner says it will be difficult - if not impossible - for tech companies to allow Governments to access encrytped data without comprmising the security of their entire systems.
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New Zealand joins call for access to social media encrypted data
New Zealand and its Five Eyes security partners have made another plea for social media companies like Facebook to allow governments to access their encrypted data. Audio
Spy agency boss on criminal cyber attacks
Kathryn Ryan speaks with GCSB director-general Andrew Hampton about the repeated cyber attacks targetting the NZX in August, which crashed the website and forced several halts in trading. MetService… Audio
Why Stuff decided to shine a light on Billy Te Kahika
Advance NZ's Billy Te Kahika has some strange ideas that it would be better to keep a lid on. So why has one of the country's top investigative reporters shone a spotlight on him? Audio
Connecting the regions with broadband
Craig Young of the Technology Users Association, has been looking at the election policies on broadband. Audio
