Large shift: Facebook to shut down and delete its face-recognition system
Removal will delete 'more than a billion ... individual facial recognition templates'.
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Second Covid case north of Kaitaia as locals stop winery traffic
Partner of Covid-positive case also has virus as hapu puts pressure on luxury resort.
Far North town's Covid case - and anger at Ministry's 'secrecy'
Community leaders voice frustration over 'privacy' claims for not revealing town names.
Inside the elite team keeping NZ politicians safe from harm
PM is greatest focus for "fixated threats" - and older white men the most fixated.
Woman speaks out amid $830m class-action lawsuit against Pornhub
Woman claims footage of her own sexual abuse as a child was uploaded to the site.
The surveillance apparatus that surrounded Britney Spears
NY Times: How the security firm hired by Britney Spears' father secretly monitored her.
Waikato DHB cyber attack: 4200 people's personal details disclosed on dark web
Thousands were hit in the sinister cyber attack in May.
NZ to have vaccine passport by Christmas
Kiwis will soon have access to digital proof that they've received a Covid-19 jab.
Covid law 'insufficient to prevent misuse' of personal information
Contact-tracing entries were used for marketing and, worse, to stalk people.
The contact-tracer's race against time: Tracking down the people who don't know they've got Covid
The precise and delicate human detective work of a team trying to keep everyone safe.
Lockdown work meetings blur lines of privacy and professionalism
Online meetings are now a daily routine for many people working from home.
'Close your curtains': Hospital's message to uni hall after 'naked activities' witnessed
Some visitors to the ward have been getting an eye-full of student night-time activity.
Privacy holds back port workers' vaccination info - MoH
Not all vaccinations showing on MoH register, causing headaches for ports and bosses.
Woman horrified over neighbour's 'embarrassing' shower note
Woman left feeling embarrassed after receiving anonymous note from neighbour.
'Facebook-hating' NZ Privacy Commissioner tipped to be UK's privacy tsar
New role for NZ's controversial watchdog.
Potential privacy breach at IT provider of one of NZ's biggest health boards
A spokesperson said no impact to health services had been uncovered.
Exclusive: How TV story on 'trash' 501 deportees made it to air
Emails show Channel 9 fed names of Kiwi deportees by Australian Border Force.
DHB apologises after Covid vaccine privacy breach
A letter has been sent to those affected.
Katie Harris: Education needed to stop 'revenge porn' - why we need more than a law change
OPINION: 'The sexual violation lives frozen in time online for the world to see.'
Waikato DHB won't face fines over info leaked after cyber attack
Some patient information was published on the dark web after the ransomware attack in May.
SIS spy agency's CCTV use: 'Unresolved questions' over legality
The Security Intelligence Service has accessed cameras in public places since March 2017.
Password standoff: How online child sex abusers avoid longer sentences
Months in prison versus years - it's a no-brainer for tech-savvy child sex offenders.
Why are our defences so shaky? The Waikato DHB ransomware attack in 20 questions
New Zealand's cybersecurity crisis in 20 questions.
'Distressing': Details of CEO's complaint against city councillor finally revealed
The Herald complained about the council's refusal to release information 16 months ago.
Google misled users over location data, Australian court finds
More legal trouble for the search giant.
The major change hitting iPhones within weeks
Move could cost Facebook, Google billions. NZ watchdog calls it a 'defining moment'.
Vaccinations: Privacy breach reveals the mess of software being used to track shots
Software tangle coincides with Health Ministry's inability to provide accurate jab data.
Upset at vaccine privacy breach; 1 new case in MIQ
50 people have been contacted over a DHB privacy breach.
Bare cheek: Man's shock at video call in pool changing room
The man didn't think twice about using his phone in a room with disrobed men.
Joseph Plunket: Skewed view of privacy concerns
Opinion: Arguments are disingenuous and make a mockery of the concept of privacy.
Police Commissioner under fire for article on surveillance
In the article, Andrew Coster wrote of the balance between privacy and safety.
Police Commissioner asks for clarity over intelligence gathering
Andrew Coster said he wanted a balanced public conversation about it.
Unanimous support: 'Revenge porn' law change to criminalise posting intimate videos without consent
Posting an intimate image or video without consent is on track to become illegal.