The Facebook-related conviction of a Wellington man revealed the dark side of social networking.

People being investigated by police over serious fraud-related offences or gang crimes will no longer have the right to remain silent, under a Govt bill.

Australian organised crimebusters have warned that cyber crime is 'exploding'.

My mother has just posted a message on my wall. Apparently she's managed to get 'into' this Facebook system malarkey and is 'keeping up to speed' with things.

iPhone maker Apple has technology to stop "objectionable" messages sent on its machines.

Spam really is the result of going by the numbers too much - the more we talk to the more we hope that someone converts.

Authorities are investigating whether NZ should make it a criminal offence to impersonate others including politicians on the internet.

Seventy per cent of NZ adults have been the victim of online crimes ranging from identity theft to having their computer infected with a virus.

The police have handed the investigation on Google's Street View data gathering back to the Privacy Commissioner.

If a new identity is the only way to escape your online past, maybe Facebook just isn't worth it.

A man Paris Hilton caught trying to break into her home has been charged.

Eric Schmidt warns that the amount of personal data people leave online could force them to change their names to escape their cyber pasts.

Wellington coroner Ian Smith has called for a review of the Privacy Act in his findings on the suicide of a young university student two years ago.

Many Kiwis refuse to join social networking sites like Facebook. But as the online community grows, it's becoming even tougher to stay away. Jehan Casinader confronts his social networking nightmare and meets others who are doing the same.