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Kiwis are turning to spy software to curb porn use
Church-affiliated groups are promoting surveillance software in an effort to combat porn.
Facebook trawl of 'renegade' councillors: Review imminent
Review will determine why staff did it and what steps should be taken if it happens again.
Landlord to pay $3500 after filming inspection
Dunedin flatmates were "stunned" when their property manager turned up with a cameraman.
Mother fights to cut son's medication
A mother worries her son has a drug-induced liver injury but can't get his dose lowered.
Police say no malicious intent despite allegations made in Facebook post
Police urge people to contact them directly rather then post on social media.
Does Facebook know when you have sex?
Popular apps found to be sending intimate details to tech giant.
Doctor keeps licence after covertly recording female colleagues
Dr Samuel Wilson disguised the USB camera on his car keys and door opener.
Top Auckland school calls in drug sniffer dogs
Almost 100 schools are now calling in dogs - are they going overboard?
Gangster's daughter recruited by police, then suspended
Recruit declared relationship but vetting took place after she started at Police College.
Privacy breach: Personal details sent to 350 homes
Dog owners' personal details were sent to the wrong houses in the Waikato.
New IT rules will prevent more 'significant' data breaches – Ardern
The news rules would help prevent more significant data breaches occurring
Audrey Young: How latest privacy breach will impact on PM's Government
Bernadette Cavanagh will be mortified at such a blunder so soon after starting her job.
Security breach: PM says exposure of hundreds of ID documents 'very disappointing'
Everyone affected by the security breach has been contacted, the Government says.
Celebs targeted in alleged burglary ring
Adam Lambert and Usher were among the celebrities allegedly targeted.
HDC interfered with privacy of disabled boy
Parents of disabled teenager fighting David and Goliath battle for highest level change.
One dad's battle goes to heart of human rights
The HDC interfered with the privacy of a severely disabled boy. His parents want change.
Our dark history of abuse in care - inside the first hearing
Inside the first proper hearing of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.
Country's wild scheme to prevent cheating
Country goes to extreme lengths to tackle 'unnecessary heartbreaks'.
Police push for use of 'secret evidence' against blogger
Should police be allowed to use secret evidence to defend themselves?
David Fisher: Archives NZ's guardianship of our past under threat
Comment: Our national archive is in trouble and all of government needs to help fix it.
Dishonoured in death: Privacy breach saw 33,000 coroners' files open to public
Files containing personal details about deaths from 1977-2000 were open to the public.
They were abused as children. Did they then suffer legal hurdles?
Crown and its lawyers to face scrutiny of historic claim settlement strategies.
'Searing experience': Head of Govt inquiry into state child abuse quits
The head of the Royal Commission into abuse in care has resigned.
'Hundreds' of names of alleged child abusers held by government
Details emerge of identities of alleged abusers held by government agencies.
Archives NZ privacy hole known for years and not fixed
Archives NZ privacy hole known for years but left open for the Herald to walk through.
Whistleblower says Archives NZ privacy breach known for years
Investigation: Files were public for years and the government knew, says whistleblower.
Big Read: Privacy breach exposes life in children's homes
Lives of 500 children raised as state wards exposed - inside the horrors of a boys' home.
Privacy breach: 'They drugged and abused us - and it's still happening'
Files included behaviour, criminal offending, family and medical details.
Soper: Not a lot done over Google's name suppression breach
Comment: Google clearly breached the suppression order of Grace Millane's murderer.
Privacy bungle: Police pay out $11,000 after releasing private details
Police pay out $11,000 after releasing man's private information to the media.
Leighton Smith: Google knows your weaknesses
COMMENT:In her new book, author Shoshana Zuboff warns technology is becoming too familiar.
NZ watchdog sees holes in Google's new privacy controls
New features put you in the driving seat - but why did they take so long?