Pip Smit of the Bay of Plenty's Beachrentals.net.nz was unhappy to discover his Trade Me advertisement to rent a Beach property had been copied and put on to another website.

Cindy Crawford's husband shared a bikini Valentine's snap of the 48-year-old the day after an untouched photo of the former-supermodel was leaked online.

Internet banking customers using a popular online payment system are being warned by banks that they might not be covered if fraud occurs.

Emoji are the language of our online era, and several recent arrests and prosecutions have included, at least in part, emoji.

Who made Google the official referee of exposing tech vulnerabilities?

If you're like most shoppers, it is likely that you do plenty of research before opening your wallet.

People who Facebook-post frequently about their relationships actually have better relationships than people who don't assault their friends, research suggests.

Parallel to the exponential growth in technology is the growth of the internet of everything, or put simply, the connectivity of all devices to the internet.

The internet has turned into a massive social experiment in which unknown people know everything about you and other people.

Police have warned tenants searching for accommodation to beware of an international property scam as more attempts to dupe renters came to light yesterday.

The bad guys are always one step ahead. That was the reality with party pills and it is much the same with illicit fitness supplements.

An exercise supplement containing a banned psychoactive substance was still available for sale yesterday despite Ministry of Health officials deciding it should be pulled from shelves.

First it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention toward telecommunications.

The age of information-sharing is brilliant, as long as you have no secrets, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

Twitter's CEO has said he is "ashamed" of the company's persistent failure to deal with harassment of users, admitting: "We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform."

You know what the Internet really needs less of? Sober coverage of serious issues.

The ex-fiance of the woman at the centre of the office romp in Christchurch says she's a 'really nice person' who made a mistake 'and it's gone world-wide'.

Buildings lie in waste, reduced to rubble. Others, their faces are shorn clean off. Bullet casings litter the streets, unexploded mortars burrow into pavements.

We increasingly fear things we have no reasonable cause to fear. While the number of clinically diagnosable agoraphobics hasn't increased, something that reeks of agoraphobia seems to be presenting itself all around us.

If you're one of the world's 1.3 billion regular Facebook users, you'll know the feeling of being consumed by your news feed.

How to bring a legend to life? That was the challenge for film-maker Ava DuVernay when she was given the opportunity to direct - what is remarkably - the first major motion picture about Martin Luther King.

High-profile good Samaritan Lucy Knight has joined thousands of New Zealanders sending messages of support and encouragement to broadcasting stalwart Susan Wood, who is recovering from a serious head injury after a fall at her Auckland home.

If your social media is filling up with pictures of women with smeared lipstick, don't worry, you're not alone.

The arrival of global entertainment giant Net­flix in New Zealand next month is sparking an unprecedented battle for TV eyeballs.

My best friends gave me a selfie stick for Christmas, and a fair bit of cheek. "It's cos we noticed pretty much every photo you take is a selfie," said Matt. "

Sky Television is making top rugby and motorsport events available to nonsubscribers online.