Private information stored online by European computer users could be scrutinised by American law enforcement agencies.

Prime Minister John Key says his former adviser and National Party staffer Jason Ede was not forced out of his job in response to the Dirty Politics scandal.

Police are investigating after attempts were allegedly made to hack a nationwide patient database.

I don't need the fevered revelations of a couple of Americans, plus our resident German, to understand that my electronic communications might be subjected to privacy intrusions.

Labour leader David Cunliffe says he has sought reassurance from former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark about the party's role in recent spying revelations.

John Key has struck directly at a specific detail in the spying claims, saying new laws passed last year had nothing to do with the alleged mass surveillance project.

The head of the Southern Cross Cable Network has disputed Prime Minister John Key's claim that a cable had been tapped into as part of a proposition to collect metadata.

Legal experts are uncertain whether Kim Dotcom's "Moment of Truth" event should be declared by the Internet Party as an election expense.

John Key says "without a shadow of a doubt GCSB does not conduct mass surveillance on New Zealand".

Paul Little writes: It has been a great election campaign for hoardings, which have done so much to brighten commuters' days.

John Key will declassify highly sensitive documents to prove the GCSB pulled the plug on plans to spy on New Zealanders.

Public relations business needs a little PR itself, as Dirty Politics raises questions about industry practices.

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, who is currently promoting a new film about a homemade sex tape going public, has called the leak of nude and explicit images of dozens of female celebrities 'a major violation'.

The officer who headed the 'Paintergate' and 'Teapot Tapes' inquiries is assessing a complaint over the hacking of Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater's computer.

The ex-prostitute who dug dirt for Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater offered up personal information about a top businessman and other high-profile public figures.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange last night argued that it was time he should be allowed to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

The National Gallery in London is allowing visitors to take photographs of its collection for the first time after staff realised they were fighting a losing battle .

Labour leader David Cunliffe's student-friendly promises earned him a mostly warm reception on the campaign trail.

The internet credentials of some New Zealanders will almost certainly have fallen into the hands of a Russian cyber gang, an online security expert fears.

Former motorsport boss Max Mosley may serve an injunction on Google over the continued publication of images of him taken at an orgy.

Aviation authorities are writing new rules on drones prompted by fears about safety in the skies, and privacy concerns.

New privacy research reveals the alarming reach of our digital footprint, with some companies' client files extending to records of casual chats with staff and deleted CVs.

The national organ donation service at the Auckland DHB has been put on notice by an official-information watchdog after it was caught out deleting public records.

The Immigration Minister has denied putting pressure on Immigration NZ to accept Kim Dotcom's residency application, but will not take questions on the subject.

Prime Minister John Key must explain the "political pressure" government officials were under to process Kim Dotcom's residency application, Labour says.

Companies in Japan are among the world's most vulnerable to cyber attacks, and threats against state entities have more than doubled since 2010 to one every 30 seconds.

A German intelligence "double agent" who allegedly sold hundreds of top secret documents to the Americans was caught by his own country's counter-espionage agents.

Editorial: Tortuous legal proceedings arising from the 2012 police raid on the Dotcom mansion have taken a disturbing turn for the authors of books.