Internet
Throwing cheese at babies?
Cheese! It's delicious , yes , but it's also a vital part of a new internet meme sensation which is ....... Parents, filming themselves throwing slices of processed cheese at their babies Audio
Hoarding as a business
You may have seen the television series "Hoarders" but you probably haven't seen hoarding like this... Canadian Antique Collector Alexander Archbold has found a way to make someone else's hoarding a… Audio
Travel bloggers and stupid stunts
A couple who are travel bloggers has come under fire for posting a picture of themselves hanging out of a moving train in Sri Lanka. It racked up 40,000 likes but many people criticized them. More… Audio
Tim Batt on living a real-life groundhog day
Comedian Tim Batt is one half of The Worst Idea of All Time - a podcast in which he and his co-host watch and discuss the same (terrible) movie every week for a year. Audio
Podcast critic Katy Atkin
Katy Atkin tells us about two new podcasts Who the hell is Hamish (The Australian) about a fraudster and con-man who has been fleecing people of millions for over 2 decades. And Stay Free: the Story… Audio
The Momo hoax
Just a note for people with kids listening...we're going to talk about the Momo hoax..and you might prefer them not to. Audio
Birkenhead college criticised for requiring "spyware"
Auckland's Birkenhead college has been criticised by civil liberties advocates for requiring parents to install what it calls "spyware" on their children's devices. The college has advised parents… Audio
Unforgiving world of Facebook group comments
Beware the vitriolic,unforgiving world of Facebook group comments. Fights start between members, factions are formed and all too frequently defamatory comments are posted. Russell Brown the founder of… Audio
GCSB head: There was no pressure to deny Huawei
GCSB head Andrew Hampton has denied coming under political or diplomatic pressure to reject Spark's proposal to partner with Chinese telecom firm Huawei to rollout 5G here. Political Editor Jane… Audio
NZ's unique te reo tweets
Millions of tweets have been analysed to see how te reo Māori is being used on the social media platform.
Social media regret: do we need an undo button?
Both Facebook and Twitter are introducing features to effectively erase posts and messages. Facebook is introducing an "unsend" feature for it's messenger service and Twitter is looking at allowing… Audio
Unreadable jargon in online contracts
A new study has found standard 'sign in' contracts are unreadable to the average customer. Courts are still enforcing these contracts even though most people don't understand what they've agreed to.
…Indian students arrested in US after enrolling in fake uni
US authorities have set up a fake university before
Geeks' gathering goes under the media radar
A titan of tech was in New Zealand last week along with hundreds of the world’s “alpha geeks” to talk about huge digital-age issues affecting us all. But none of it got mentioned in our media. Did it… Audio
Facebook pays teens to spy on them
Facebook is once again in hot water, after it was revealed the social media giant had been paying people for access to their private data. We talk through these issues with Privacy Commissioner John… Audio
Internet concerns: New Zealanders worried about data security
More than 90 percent of people say they are worried about the security of their personal data online.
What are social media influencers advertising obligations?
The UK is cracking down in a big way on the obligations of social media influencers who are paid by companies to promote their products. Should we be taking similar steps here? Audio
Kawerau mayor suggests chlorine dose for online critics
The mayor of Kawerau has suggested that some residents "need a shock dose of chlorine" after they complained online about discoloured tap water.
How do the internet and Pacific peoples get on? It’s complicated
Writer and artist Lana Lopesi and academic Damon Salesa discuss the complicated relationship between Pasifika people and the internet – the subject of Lopesi's book False Divides. Audio
Government doesn't understand e-commerce rules - Kelsey
A leading academic is demanding more information from the government on its position on protecting electronic commerce and digital privacy.