Technology
Swapping Silicon Valley for a less dazzling location, Hamilton!
Swapping Silicon Valley for Hamilton isn't the usual trajectory for an internationally successful tech firm. But that's exactly what digital streaming platform Shift72 did. Audio
Tech: Targeted ads, Iran & Starlink, laughing robots
Technology correspondent Mahsa Mohaghegh joins Kathryn to talk about targeted advertising; how it works, what the difference is between first and third-party cookies and Google's cookie-replacement… Audio
Comcom proposes to make services from different providers 'readily comparable'
The Commerce Commission wants to make it easier for consumers to compare mobile and broadband services.
'Surveillance for hire': Govt enlists ex-Israeli spies to covertly collect data online
The government is working with a surveillance firm formed by ex-Israeli spies to help meet its "legislative responsibilities" in a specific, but undisclosed area. Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
This week owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services, Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about Cybersecurity Awareness week and the small changes we can all make to protect ourselves online. Audio
Pinnacle cyber attack: Beware of suspicious emails, messages and bank activity - Commissioner
The Privacy Commission is advising victims of the Pinnacle hack to be wary of any suspicious cellphone communication or bank activity.
Business commentator Nikki Mandow
Business commentator Nikki Mandow has been looking at the big issues from the Agri-food-tech 2035 Oceania Summit, including a focus on alternative food proteins and difficulty getting funding for… Audio
Patient data on dark web after hack of NZ primary health provider
Senstive patient data has made its way to the dark web, more than a week after a cyber attack on a primary health provider. Pinnacle Midlands Health Network operates several North Island GP practices… Video, Audio
Sensitive patient data leaked online
Sensitive patient data that was stolen in a cyber attack has been published on the internet by what the company is calling "malicious actors".
Data from Pinnacle Midlands Health Network was hacked on… Audio
NZ under pressure to yield to European data demands
New Zealand is under pressure to yield to new European Union demands over how companies harvest people's data.
NZ under pressure to yield to European data demands
New Zealand is under pressure to yield to new European demands over how companies can harvest people's data.
But a lawyer is warning that might well end up heaping costs onto businesses.
Phil… Audio
Education Ministry puts record keeping software on hold due to cybersecurity concerns
The threat of hackers has stalled a $40m school IT project for more than a year.
Kris De Decker: 'We need to reduce energy consumption no matter where the energy comes from'
After 11 years working as a science and tech journalist, Kris De Decker realised that low-tech is actually the way of the future. He's the creator of Low-Tech Magazine - a solar-powered website hosted… Audio
Copper land-lines to go, concerns for vulnerable
The copper network is being retired, so what now for vulnerable customers who rely on the land line? Kathryn is joined by Chorus spokesperson Steve Pettigrew and SPARK Product Director Tessa Tierney… Audio
Your cameras are ours, Google surveillance, cyborg cockroaches
Mark Pesce discusses plans by the San Francisco City Council to make it legal for police to watch citizens' private feeds from their surveillance cameras. Google is going to start watching to see if… Audio
Movement urges people to put their phones down for a day
Mobile phones are ubiquitous - they're our contact books, calendars, communicators and constant companions.
But the message from commentators is clear: Use them, without letting them use you.
Kate… Audio
What’s driving rise of New Zealand's ‘Tor Market’ for illegal drugs?
Analysis - New Zealand is home to the longest running English-language market for illegal drugs on the so-called darknet, but its success may be its undoing, write Chris Wilkins and Marta Rychert*.
Businesses deny use of facial recognition tech in NZ stores
Hardware chain Bunnings and mass retailer Kmart say they are not facial recognition technology on customers in this country.
What happened at Apple after Steve Jobs' death
Since the death of Apple's controversial co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011, the tech company's massive success has been due to internal collaboration as much as innovation, says New York Times tech… 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
