LifestyleTweet this: Burqini's in the dictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary has now included the social networking term 'tweet', as technology continues to change the way we speak.18 Jun 10:40 PM
New ZealandConcern over high school 'babe' pageThe principals of two Dunedin high schools are worried the latest "babe of the day'' Facebook page could put pupils at risk from sexual predators.18 Jun 10:01 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman: Give public voice in game of I SpyFar from being alarmed, the Key Government seems set to make the work of the spies, both their own and the overseas variety, even easier, writes Brian Rudman.18 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Data mining bound to turn against usThe danger is that the techniques devised today by NSA data miners to track potential terrorists may tomorrow be employed by private sector, writes Gehan Gunasekara.18 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldData held on 'trillions of emails'Information on trillions of emails, web chats and Skype conversations carried out by Americans has been harvested along with their phone records.17 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldNew spy claims: UK spied on alliesThe Guardian reports the UK spied on its G20 partners in 2009 - tricking some delegates into using fake internet cafes so their email could be read.16 Jun 09:45 PM
New ZealandBlogger told to stopIn a landmark court decision, a blogger has been ordered to remove dozens of posts and comments from her website and issued with a restraining order against a lawyer she harassed on-line.15 Jun 09:04 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Phone and email spying hardly a shock in land of the freeEdward Snowden had a life that superficially sounded nothing short of idyllic and for some reason, he threw it away with a few leaked documents revealing the reach of the US National Security Agency.15 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - June 16An email claiming to have been sent to McDonald's customers invites people to enter a fake competition to win Honda CR-Vs and Caltex petrol vouchers.15 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandProject Loon launchesDeveloped in the secretive Google[x] lab, today Google launched a world-first in Christchurch: Sending internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons.15 Jun 07:31 AM
OpinionGreg Dixon: About FacebookBy the time you read this, I'll be gone. I will have ended it, I'll have popped my clogs, cashed in my chips. That's right, I have deleted my Facebook account.14 Jun 09:00 PM
New ZealandSlain rugby boy's girlfriend bulliedThe girlfriend of an Auckland schoolboy fatally injured in an attack after rugby practice has been subjected to vicious online bullying.14 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Security trumps privacy onlinePrivacy commissioners say the public should be wary about this but most people are not, writes John Roughan. They post much more personal information about themselves on internet sites.14 Jun 05:56 AM
LifestyleNew technology so you can kiss in cyberspace (+video)Have you ever wanted to lock lips with someone on the internet? Burberry has teamed up with Google to create world-first technology allowing people to pash in cyberspace.13 Jun 02:40 AM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Is ask.fm dangerous?I became aware of the social networking site ask.fm in April when a mother of a girl in my daughter’s class copied me in on a letter she’d sent to the school principal.12 Jun 09:35 PM
LifestyleHow language is transformed by the way we typeThe rise of social media has put "conversation without speech" at the centre of millions of lives, as Tom Chatfield explains.12 Jun 09:30 PM
WorldClaim leaker could shelter in NZA prominent Australian barrister has suggested US intel leaker Edward Snowden could seek refuge in 'pleasant' NZ, joining Kim Dotcom in resisting extradition.11 Jun 11:45 PM
WorldRogue spy may lead US a merry danceThe United States is braced for a drawn-out effort to capture Edward Snowden.11 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldWhistleblower's girl's griefThe glamorous dancer girlfriend of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed her devastation at his decision to go on the run without her.11 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldPrivate industry deep in intelligence pocketsRevelations of snooping into private data and communications on a massive scale by the Obama Administration has shed a little dayligh.11 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall business: Your business online - John ConstableJohn Constable, of Constable Hurst Architects on collaborating with the Kingsland Business Society on a video about running a business in the area. He has created a hub for creative businesses at his building, 6 Kingsland Tce.11 Jun 01:20 AM
New ZealandWebsite toxic, warns mumA mum will lobby NZ companies to pull their ads from a Latvia-based social networking site after her 12-year-old daughter was asked to provide explicit photos.10 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Orwell's worst nightmares looming largePrivacy scholars refer to the dangers of aggregation of data and the potential this affords for profiling of individuals and for making of assumptions, writes Gehan Gunasekara.10 Jun 05:30 PM
Small BusinessSmall business: Your business online - Christine FoleyThe Kingsland Business Community commissioned a film to help promote the inner Auckland area as a place to work and run a business.10 Jun 02:40 AM
New ZealandOnline shopping surgesMore Kiwis are shopping online than ever before, with more than half of New Zealand adults contributing to $3.7 billion of internet sales last year.09 Jun 09:01 PM
LifestyleTeens get sexual on SnapchatSo-called perishable pictures are enticing teens to share inappropriate photos of themselves in the belief the images will vanish after being viewed.08 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - June 9An email has been doing the rounds with a PDF claiming to be from the United States Lottery Board, in conjunction with President Barack Obama's campaign team, telling people they have won US$920,000.08 Jun 05:30 PM
TechnologyGoogle Maps: You are hereThe Google Maps team won’t stop until it has every last inch of the planet stored on its servers. Would we really be so lost without them? asks Tom Chivers.08 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Oh Big Brother, you're going way too farTaking the time to examine your Facebook ads can make for a depressing self-analysis, says Jack Tame.08 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPolice sound alarm over bullying websiteNew Zealand police have contacted the owners of a controversial social networking website which enables bullying and has been linked to overseas suicides.06 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleNZ shoppers have foul mouthsKiwi shoppers have the foulest mouths when rating products online, a global survey has found.05 Jun 11:45 PM
OpinionChris Barton: Is the Sky TV dream run unravelling?Rumour has it that the Commission will quietly ask Sky to reconsider its apparently restrictive contracts with ISPs on a mutually agreeable basis, writes Chris Barton.05 Jun 11:04 PM
