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Privacy watchdog moves on Pokemon

Pokemon Go has raised security concerns after the app accessed users' personal information.

Security fears dog Pokémon Go

As millions of people rush to join Pokémon Go, questions are being raised over how secure the app is.

Facebook conversations to be more private than ever

Facebook plans to roll out secret conversations protected by end-to-end encryption to more users later this summer.

What's wrong with the Web and should we fix it?

The internet has not evolved in the way it had been envisioned.

Lucas Salter: Three steps that could save enterprises $1m a year

COMMENT: Businesses need to build on the progress that they've already made with respect to traditional threats.

Patient's abuse accidently disclosed

A doctor's office disclosed a patient's childhood abuse when a letter was sent to the person's neighbour accidentally.

Staff prefer privacy over free wearable device

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.

Could authorities be tracking you?

Transport Minister Simon Bridges says road tolling could be done by GPS satellite, as opposed to toll gantries or cameras.

Naked photos shared against their will

Nearly half of female students spoken to in a new survey said they had had an embarrassing photo put online against their will last year.

Is your phone company giving your data to Govt agencies?

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.

What Kiwis fear most about the web

Kiwis more worried about corporates accessing their data than Government doing it, internet user survey finds.

Tide going out on tax secrecy

Government announcements on pay-as-you-go rules and greater IRD disclosure powers welcomed by experts.

IRD to get new power to share tax secrets

New tax rules might be more convenient for small business, but IRD is getting new powers to share tax details with others.

Tax share agreements to extend to spies

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.

Keith Locke: Hard to spy gains from Five Eyes

COMMENT: Cullen-Reddy report finds little to offset concerns raised by our links with global intelligence network, writes Keith Locke.

PM's staff set up Labour's spy briefing

Labour leader Andrew Little met United States' intelligence chief James Clapper yesterday - on the initiative of the Prime Minister's office.

Breaking the encryption deadlock

Three solutions that allow officials to gather evidence without the creation of "backdoors."

Toby Manhire: 'Free society' report doesn't live up to title

"Free society" appears twice within the report but isn't it reasonable to hope the concept might get more of a look in? Toby Manhire investigates.