Hundreds of millions of people across Europe will be forced to change the way they use the internet, a key Google adviser says.

Prime Minister John Key last night confirmed that an attempt to hack into a supercomputer at the nation's weather forecasters was from an IP address in China.

A Hawke's Bay nurse who admitted professional misconduct for having a sexual relationship with one of his patients has had his registration cancelled

John Key has accused John Campbell of falling for conspiracy theories in the wake of a Campbell Live show about the unlawful surveillance of Kim Dotcom.

An Auckland-wide surveillance network of CCTV cameras is being stitched together as the forerunner of a national system which could include facial recognition technology.

A registered nurse looked up the medical records of her former husband's new partner more than 40 times.

As Google digests the EU top court's ruling on 'the right to be forgotten', a paedophile has asked the internet giant to delete links about his conviction.

A ruling by Europe's highest court has backed the right of you - the internet user - to 'be forgotten'. But is there a sinister side to cleaning up the internet?

GCSB boss Ian Fletcher has assured everyday Kiwis they were not being spied on by the GCSB but says a public discussion is needed on greater internet regulation.

Australia is becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks that could shut down power grids.

New Zealanders view social media providers as the least trustworthy organisations for keeping personal details private.

Whether you use Android, iOS, Blackberry or another system, you are vulnerable. On some systems, more than 40,000 pieces of malware exist to infect your device.

An Ohio couple awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of a man screaming "wake up baby!" before realising a hacker had hijacked the wireless baby monitor.

The privacy waiver form used by ACC for 1.7 million claims a year is unlawful, a lawyer says.

Andy Coulson has told a jury he was not part of any agreement made inside the News of the World to hack the phone of murdered English schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

Cyber-criminals are planning their "hits" more carefully and the attacks are lasting longer than ever.

Should employers keep unsuccessful job candidates' details private? Can they? A recent case highlighted by the Herald might have left doubt in some minds.

Hundreds of passport applicants have had their email addresses shared with other applicants in another government privacy botch-up.

Scammers are using scantily clad women as bait to entice Kiwi men into "compromising positions" during online video chat sessions - then blackmailing them.

The path to improvement for Prime Minister John Key's malfunctioning spy agency appears to have frozen, a progress report shows.

I have a game I want you to play. I want you to imagine yourself 20 years ago.

Telecom's Yahoo Xtra email service has been in the news lately, for disappointing reasons.

Phone hacking was an "open secret" on the editorial floor of the News of the World and former editor Andy Coulson knew "exactly what went on on his watch", a jury at the Old Bailey heard.

The departing Privacy Commissioner has issued a stern warning over the growing threat posed by big data entities, and underlined the need for her office to have more power to keep them in check.

I'd wager that the PR hacks of the established political parties are looking at the media scrum surrounding Kim Dotcom's political party with envy, writes Pat Pilcher.