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A Kiwi man paid $80 for two hours with a boy, whom he abused in a Manila hotel room.
Name suppression database comes with dangers, lawyers warn
The Justice Minister's proposal for a suppression registry could be risky, lawyers warn.
Police warned Google about Grace Millane case suppression
Police say they warned Google about name suppression in the Grace Millane case.
Shocking Google executive sex ring claims
Former exec accused of running sex ring, lavishing thousands on 'shared' mistresses.
Facebook wants to limit the reach of bogus medical 'cures'
Some parents believe unscientific remedies like swallowing bleach will "heal" their kids.
Grace Millane case: Google 'giving NZ the middle finger'
Andrew Little says Google response to breaking name suppression is contemptible.
Workers don't want Google at Pride parade
Workers signed asked organisers to exclude Google from the San Francisco Pride Parade.
Why world's most popular web browser has become spy software
COMMENT: Why you should consider ditching Chrome.
Leighton Smith: Google knows your weaknesses
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YouTube under investigation over allegations it violates kids' privacy
YouTube is accused of improperly collecting data on children.
Survivor's story: Floating log saved him after Google Maps sea shortcut
Remopita Pongi owes his life to a piece of driftwood and his waterproof iPhone.
NZ watchdog sees holes in Google's new privacy controls
New features put you in the driving seat - but why did they take so long?
Auckland protest against Google's China expansion plans
Google's Project Dragonfly will block terms like "Tibet" and "Tiananmen Square".
He used Google Maps for a shortcut home - and was washed 2.5km out to sea
The fully-clothed man spent three hours in the water clinging to a log.
Google made $7 billion from the news industry in 2018, study says
New York Times: It's more than the combined ticket sales of the last two Avengers movies.
Google search slammed for mosque shooting video suggestion
Google slammed over video search referenced mosque attack video.
Google, Facebook armed and waiting to fight lawmakers
Don't expect Big Tech to drop their arms so quickly.
Political Roundup: Budget 'hack' scandal reveals big accountability problems
COMMENT: Can we trust government departments? Can we trust Treasury not to lie to us?
Google's shadow work force: Temps who outnumber full-time employees
New York Times: Google's increasing reliance on temps and contractors has some worried.
Editorial: Christchurch Call and corporate conscience
Pressure on tech giants and other corporates to change has been mounting for some time.
Three owner posts $5.5m loss for full year
MediaWorks has narrowed its losses from last year.
Huawei could be stripped of Google services after US ban
Chinese tech giant risks losing its global smartphone sales following the Google move.
Google has been recording all your purchases for years
A secret feature has been discovered - and there is no easy way to turn it off.
Paris summit more than just talk: Ardern
The summit will seek a commitment from tech companies to block violent extremist content.
Zuckerberg, Trump to snub Ardern's Paris summit
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and US President Donald Trump won't be at the Paris summit.
Ardern v Facebook: PM urged to tame extreme web content
"None imagined a Prime Minister... armed with... the support of an outraged nation".
Core group of world leaders to attend Jacinda Ardern-led Paris summit
PM hoping for a global initiative to stop terrorist content on social media platforms.
Ardern hopes to work 'collaboratively' with Zuckerberg in Paris
Ardern hopes she and the Facebook founder can work collaboratively in Paris next month.
As Ardern preps social media crackdown, gunman's video reappears
39 days on, social media sites still struggling to stamp out copies of gunman's video.
Social media crackdown: How NZ leading global charge
Netsafe boss backs the Prime Minister in saying global response to social media is ideal.
Advertisers call for Govt to take lead on social media standards
Lack of change by Facebook month after Christchurch attacks unacceptable, say advertisers.
P&G puts ad platforms like Facebook, Google on notice
P&G spends billions of dolars on marketing every year.
Comment: Three things PM needs to do about Google and Facebook
COMMENT: A digital expert argues that NZ is being left behind.