BusinessRural Alabama - home of Tim Cook's activismTim Cook's experiences growing up as a gay youth in rural Alabama are key to understanding how he became an outspoken corporate leader.08 Mar 12:45 AM
BusinessApple fight: 'There is no middle ground'The Constitution does not allow the government to conscript private companies to invent products or to change the products that they have invented," Apple's lawyer said.03 Mar 08:00 PM
BusinessThe problem at the heart of Snapchat's data breachPeople are a big part of the cybersecurity problem.02 Mar 01:42 AM
BusinessApple: 'Dangerous precedent' will weaken iPhonesApple heads to Washington to make its case.02 Mar 12:00 AM
BusinessTech firms filing briefs to support AppleThe companies are showing their support for Apple, which is fighting the U.S. government over accessing a locked iPhone.29 Feb 03:18 AM
OpinionRodney HideRodney Hide: Kiwi Big Brother is watching youThe Government mostly needs no warrant and companies hand over information even if not legally obligated to do so, writes Rodney Hide.27 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionWhy Apple's fight with the FBI is hard to refereeThe fight between Apple and the US government comes down to a technical enigma wrapped in layers of emotional debate.26 Feb 10:18 PM
BusinessPwC Herald Talks: Cyber security with ASB Chief Executive Barbara ChapmanWatch25 Feb 07:42 PM
TechnologyPwC Herald Talks: Cyber security with Microsoft NZ Legal Counsel, Michael BrickWatch25 Feb 12:11 AM
BusinessPwC Herald Talks: Apple and cyber securityPwC Herald Talks: Apple and cyber security with MP Amy Adams and Microsoft NZ Legal Counsel, Michael Brick.Watch24 Feb 11:22 PM
OpinionDavid Rutherford: Terrorists win if our privacy is lostThe Independent Review of Intelligence and Security Services is due to deliver its recommendations to the Government on Monday.23 Feb 08:43 PM
OpinionEditorial: Compromise on data lost in posturingFBI and Apple could surely look at shooter's phone without betraying wider public rights.19 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNaked judge photos posted on websitePictures of a naked judge apparently holidaying at a nudist camp were used to promote the resort without the judge's knowledge.13 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPatients unaware staff prying in filesMore than 70 upper North Island health workers have been disciplined for snooping into patients' records in the past three years.01 Jan 04:00 PM
BusinessKids exposed to hackers through hi-tech toysAs toys go high-tech, hackers are zeroing in on a particularly vulnerable target - children.30 Nov 10:00 PM
OpinionDavid FisherWho watches the watchlistThere's not much point in "watch list" filled with people you don't have the capability to watch.19 Nov 10:01 PM
BusinessNations: Hacking for commercial benefit off-limitsThe leaders of the world's richest and most powerful nations have pledged for the first time not to conduct cyber economic espionage.18 Nov 12:00 AM
BusinessSnapchat's new terms freak people outSnapchat updated its Terms of Service last week, and the internet freaked out a little bit.03 Nov 01:00 AM
OpinionNick Russell: OIA and TPP - Be careful what you wish forPeople responsible for responding to OIA requests will need to take more care in identifying the documents that have been requested and considering their content, writes Nick Russell.13 Oct 10:54 PM
OpinionFacebook is following you around the webFacebook is following you around the web, writes, Megan McArdle. This bothers many people, especially since it keeps expanding the list of things it knows about you, and the ways it is willing to use that data to make money.07 Oct 08:26 PM
WorldMI5 contracts out spy jobs to UK MuslimsUK intelligence agency MI5 is paying Muslim informants for controversial short-term spying missions targeting homegrown Islamist extremists.20 Sep 01:00 PM
BusinessYoung gambling with privacyMillennials are most willing to gamble their privacy and security in exchange for a life online.14 Sep 05:30 PM
TechnologySpiral spam back to senderA British developer has come up with an ingenious way of getting rid of annoying spam emails and getting revenge on the people sending them in one fell swoop.08 Sep 05:00 PM
BusinessWhy Americans shouldn't demand a 'right to be forgotten'Last year a European court ordered the online search giant to bow to people's interest in obscurity.02 Sep 02:40 AM
New ZealandFirst TV drone complaint: No breachThe Privacy Commission has ruled that a drone did not breach a finger-pulling apartment-dweller's privacy when it flew within metres of his property.11 Aug 11:39 PM
New ZealandEmail outs vulnerable studentsVulnerable university students had their privacy breached in an email asking them to rate their experiences with counselling services.06 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessGoogle pushes back against French orderFrance's data privacy authority has ordered Google to extend the so-called right to be forgotten to its websites globally.02 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandWatchdog to shed light on personal dataA plan to reveal the number of times agencies such as the police request and receive personal data from a range of companies has been applauded by Trade Me.15 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandDetails of foreign students leakedPersonal details of foreign students studying in New Zealand have been leaked in a new Wikileaks dump.25 Jun 01:30 AM
New ZealandKiwis 'at risk of having data leaked'Kiwis are at heightened risk of having their data leaked because of lax privacy law enforcement, a local insurance boss says.16 Jun 04:38 AM