Nearly 200 experts, companies and civil society groups from more than 40 countries are asking governments around the world to support strong encryption.

An activist investor is urging the beleaguered tech giant to dump its management team.

A bride's late daughter is included in her wedding thanks to a friend and photographer.

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Information about 191 million US registered voters was left exposed on the Internet.

A US Marine and his new wife captured hearts when their wedding photographer shared an image of the two of them praying together.

We haven't seen anything of this magnitude since the invention of the printing press.

China and Russia promote a restrictive "sovereignty" model.

When it comes to charity, some of the biggest names on Wall Street can be hard-nosed about where they put their money.

The biggest seller this Christmas apart from smartwatches will apparently be drones, I'm told.

For such a small country New Zealand does a lot of things well. Christmas isn't one of them. It's too bright, too hot, too ... not Christmasy.

A number of former senior national security officials are urging that the government embrace the move to strong encryption by tech companies.

Tis the season to be jolly, if you're Chorus at least, because the Commerce Commission just gave the company a huge Christmas present.

A conman stole the identities of victims of the Christchurch earthquake, the Pike River Mine explosion and the Carterton balloon disaster.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has given birth to twin girls and says she will only take a few weeks of maternity leave.

Juha Saarinen talks New Zealand telcos and the final decision on how much will they will pay towards the Telecommunications Development Levy.

Focus is a new content-blocking app from Mozilla that lets users block ads and third-party website plugins that send information about you.

Parents blame Google for ruining Christmas as children search for Santa and discover he's as real as a plastic pine tree.

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New Zealand will have another submarine data cable connecting it to the rest of the world.

A report from the Wall Street Journal says that Yahoo's board may consider a proposal to sell the company's core business.

According to BNZ and Marketview's latest monthly report, online retail spending is up nine per cent compared to October last year, a slower growth rate than expected.

Zappos, an e-commerce platform, has 1,500 employees and no managers. Many are studying the company trying to find its strategy for success.

The last messages people received from their former friends, ex-partners or deceased loved ones are as heartbreaking as you might expect.

As the hacker collective Anonymous continues its cyber war against Isis, other internet users have also joined the fight.

The only person convicted of the Megaupload copyright charges over which Kim Dotcom is facing extradition has walked free from prison in the US.

Cyber criminals deleted an Auckland couple's computer files, including photos and videos of their children, and demanded a ransom of $750 to restore them.

Animal behaviouris Mark Vette is no stranger to the small screen, but admits producing his own online video series presented new challenges.

Secondary Principals' Association executive discussed fresh incidents involving schoolboys and shocking posts on social media with police last week.