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Privacy rights less secure than you think
To be a truly free and democratic society there must be respect for the autonomy of individuals, writes Tim McBride. and limits on the activities of both state and private agencies which may intrude on that autonomy.

Keith Locke: Dotcom case shows the cost of spying is spooky
The Dotcom case is focusing more attention on the GCSB and its association with the Five Eyes electronic spying network, writes Keith Locke.

Telecom's free calls an 'empty gesture'
Telecom's goodwill gesture in the wake of last week's broadband outages has drawn criticism from customers who already get free national calls.

Gopher's Indonesian gamble pays
When the co-founders of gopher.co.nz started to look for a new market in Southeast Asia, they were told to steer clear of Indonesia.

Susan Chalmers: TPP traps - we need to know the costs as well as the gains
I'm not an economist, but I do understand what a net loss or a net gain is, writes Susan Chalmers. Most people will be familiar with the concept - at the end of the day, are you better or worse off?

What Kiwis googled this year
The Olympics, Kony, Marmite, Whitney Houston and images of Jaime Ridge - New Zealanders' internet searches have revealed the motley cast of people and events that have shaped the online year.

Broadband back after NZ-wide cut
Broadband services are returning for hundreds of thousands of Telecom customers following an outage this morning.

Kiwis spend full working day on social media
More than 2.8 million New Zealanders spent an average eight hours each on social media sites in October, according to figures out today.

Facebook: Stars in bogus ads
TVNZ has complained to Facebook after the publication of weight-loss ads using stars such as Petra Bagust, Toni Street and Shavaughn Ruakere.