Govt rejects Big Four's bid to avoid NZ spy law
Internet giants' plea for exemption fails to convince Communications Minister.
Internet giants' plea for exemption fails to convince Communications Minister.
The Government has backed down over a clause in a controversial spying bill which could have seen companies like Microsoft banned from offering services in NZ.
Facebook is getting rid of a privacy feature that lets users limit who can find them on the social network.
Almost 100,000 Kiwis have had personal details accidentally released under National, says Labour leader.
Millions of pieces of private information about New Zealanders are being shared between state departments - and that's set to be increased, a Herald investigation finds.
Over 30 new agreements are being explored between government agencies to share information about hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders.
Technology such as smart phones has led to spending more time working and increasingly taking work home, a survey has shown.
Smartphones have become the number one target for hackers trying to cheat New Zealanders, says a Kiwi academic who has been studying global trends.
The Government has acknowledged international criticism of its new law around online state surveillance but Google says it has failed to address those concerns.
Kiwi Bank was today red-faced after discovering that highly confidential documents had been handed across the counter to a member of the public at the Greymouth branch.
The Earthquake Commission has admitted to another breach of privacy after information on up to 260 claimants was sent to the wrong customers.
Kiwis eagerly awaiting today's iPhone announcement may see a low-cost version of the popular device, says a telco expert.
Former SAS commando Barrie Rice has been a bodyguard for the Sultan of Brunei's family, a security contractor for Blackwater in Iraq and now teaches gun skills to Hollywood actors.
United Future leader Peter Dunne hopes a new investigation will reveal exactly who accessed his email records during the GCSB leak inquiry.
Every step onward increases the scale and complexity of the computer systems, until they are too big and complex for any one person to understand, writes Gwynne Dyer.
Facebook is being closely watched after the social network said it was considering running users' profile photos through its controversial facial recognition technology.
The Government's spy agency got away with breaking the law, after the decision not to prosecute over illegally spying, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says.
Gerry Brownlee has questioned why political reporters' phone, email and swipe card records should be protected when they publish the private records of others.
A privacy lawyer says putting CCTV photos of two alleged toilet vandals on Facebook is problematic, but a bar says the cameras that snapped them will stay.
Politicians who were instrumental in the passing of the controversial GCSB law are being targeted by the international hacker group Anonymous.
The detention and subsequent criminal investigation into the partner of a Guardian journalist threatens to undermine the position of the free press.
The spy agency charged with protecting New Zealand from "violent extremism and espionage" is looking for a new leader.
A Christchurch bar has sparked outrage after it installed cameras in its toilets in a bid to catch vandals and increase security.
Worldwide activist group Anonymous is believed to be behind a hack attack on the Government Communications Security Bureau website on Friday.
The Government Communications Security Bureau website was attacked by hackers earlier today.