The scale of the US drone programme is such that more pilots are now recruited to fly unmanned aircraft than conventional fighter planes, writes Toby Manhire.

Banks have united to keep mum on how often they give customer details to police without a warrant.

Banks get daily requests from the police for personal banking information, and one says it is influenced by law enforcement interest when it assesses customers.

Police got personal banking details of Kim Dotcom and his staff without getting a search warrant in a move that has implications for bank customers.

How private do we want to be? Two moves prompt the question - one by Auckland Council, the other by the privacy commissioner, that could give you more privacy than you want.

All motorists using toll roads will have personal information collected under new legislation, worrying civil liberties advocates.

Prime Minister John Key says his name was used without his authority in correspondence between Bronwyn Pullar and her insurer.

Online security has been tightened at ACC after some claimants bugged their case managers' emails.

NZTA has been collecting information on 14,000 cars a day using controversial automatic number plate recognition cameras.