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MasterCard refuses to say how many people were affected by the error, which resulted in some customers being charged more than once for a single purchase.
MasterCard refuses to say how many people were affected by the error, which resulted in some customers being charged more than once for a single purchase.
COMMENT: Although it may be an improvement on earlier legislation governing spying the bill still contains many flaws.
COMMENT: Huge number of hacks mean your supposedly secure credentials are easy for anyone to find - and use.
Tim Cook discusses the right to privacy, something he considers a civil liberty and a core value of Apple as a company.
Friends, family, colleagues, colleagues' family members - nosy nurse looked at their medical notes.
IT services provider Datacom Group has boosted 2016 revenue over the $1 billion mark.
COMMENT: Online convenience comes with new and additional responsibilities to keep our personal information safe.
A new kind of army, of private cyberdefense contractors, is stepping up and gaining power in the wake of hacks such as the one on the Democratic National Committee.
COMMENT: Expect to see more politically motivated hacks and leaks that aim to influence politics in New Zealand, writes Juha Saarinen.
A court has overturned a decision saying it must hand over messages of a suspected drug trafficker.
Pokemon Go has raised security concerns after the app accessed users' personal information.
As millions of people rush to join Pokémon Go, questions are being raised over how secure the app is.
Facebook plans to roll out secret conversations protected by end-to-end encryption to more users later this summer.
The internet has not evolved in the way it had been envisioned.
COMMENT: Businesses need to build on the progress that they've already made with respect to traditional threats.
A doctor's office disclosed a patient's childhood abuse when a letter was sent to the person's neighbour accidentally.
Despite 3 million Britons buying a wearable device in 2015, many are not willing to use them at work, according to new research from PwC.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges says road tolling could be done by GPS satellite, as opposed to toll gantries or cameras.
What's the first thing you would do if you lost your smartphone?
We're beginning to see the long-term impact of Apple vs FBI.
If users want their messages to be encrypted, they will have to opt in.
Is it possible for a connected society to ever be fully secure?
Ahead of Privacy Week, science reporter Jamie Morton finds many Kiwis now accept their personal data doesn't just belong to them.
We seldom stop to think about the personal information we are constantly transmitting to the world from the phone in our pocket.
COMMENT: Data-driven businesses are the way forward, and spying rules must be tight for others to use our services.
I decided to try a little experiment to see what would happen if I asked my cell phone provider if it would tell me if any government agencies had request access to my phone records, writes Felix Marwick.
Kiwis more worried about corporates accessing their data than Government doing it, internet user survey finds.
Government announcements on pay-as-you-go rules and greater IRD disclosure powers welcomed by experts.
New tax rules might be more convenient for small business, but IRD is getting new powers to share tax details with others.
New Zealand's intelligence agencies would be able to access individuals' tax information if parliament backs the recent review carried out by Michael Cullen and Patsy Reddy.