Technology
Facial recognition deal too weak to protect Māori data sovereignty - specialists
Māori data specialists are warning a new government facial recognition deal is too weak to protect the public or Māori data sovereignty.
Mobile phones fuel discontent, encrypted messages, new iPhones
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about new research which suggests confidence in governments started dropping with the advent of 3G networks. Five Eyes wants access to… 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.
Coffee machine sold at Kmart tops Consumer NZ testing
Consumer NZ head of testing Paul Smith joins The Panel for more on the testing process and results. Audio
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
Tech expert speaks about government plea to access encryption.
The government has made a plea to technology companies for law enforcement to be allowed access to encrypted content on the internet.
Minister of Justice Andrew Little said encryption can be used to… Audio
Governments make plea to access encrypted internet data
People's right to privacy on the Internet could change, after several governments -- including New Zealand's -- made another plea to be allowed access to encrypted content.
Minister of Justice Andrew… Audio
Connecting the regions with broadband
Craig Young of the Technology Users Association, has been looking at the election policies on broadband. Audio
Government deal done over facial recognition technology
The Government has done a deal over facial recognition technology that throws access to it wide open.
The Internal Affairs Department has signed a master agreement with a leading global biometrics… Audio
Labour promises $60m fund to improve internet in rural areas
The Labour Party is promising to boost internet connectivity in rural New Zealand if re-elected.
Doubts over CovidCard technology, cost, new documents show
Documents released by the government show officials grappling with some of the difficulties of technology being used to support contact tracing. Audio
UK inquiry says 'clear evidence' of Huawei collusion with CCP
There is "clear evidence of collusion" between Huawei and the "Chinese Communist Party apparatus", a UK parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
CovidCard testing delays keep public waiting
Delays and confusion over testing of the Covid Card mean the technology has yet to make it to the wider public, despite the Health Minister saying trials were underway.
A Rotorua-based trial of the… Audio
More farmers say Google Maps sending drivers over tracks
Farmers sick of shooing intruders off their properties are demanding answers from Google - but the tech giant won't say exactly how it came to list their private tracks as roads.
Privacy, security concerns delay CovidCard trials
The CovidCard is yet to be trialled in the general population, despite the Minister of Health this morning telling RNZ a trial had begun. Audio
Tech business owner Ian Taylor says Covid Card delays frustrating
The Covid Card has not been trialled in the general population, despite the Minister of Health this morning telling RNZ a trial had begun.
The trial was due to start a month ago.
But the Ministry… Audio
Mars at its closest point to Earth next week
Mars and Earth will be at their nearest point on 14 October and won't get that close again until 2035. Audio
Tech's role in bushfire battle, Aussies invest in tech
Tech commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about how technology could be harnessed to identify and fight bushfires in Australia, with a plan between Optus and the Australian National… Audio
The Kiwi researcher exposing the links between the religious right & Trump
A New Zealand researcher has helped expose how data is being harvested and used by churches in the US to microtarget and radicalise vulnerable people into right-wing politics. Video, Audio
Big Tech: Between a rock and a hard place in the US
The US elections could affect the global social media and technology landscape. We now have two huge clues for what Big Tech can expect in the years to come.
