Banking and financeHager: Westpac must reveal all privacy breachesNicky Hager says he will take Westpac to the Human Rights Tribunal.23 Feb 07:04 AM
New ZealandPrivacy breach: $18k compo for humiliationA student leader has been awarded $18,000 compensation after a privacy breach.22 Feb 02:17 AM
Banking and financeWhen would banks give police your data?The country's biggest banks all have different positions on the circumstances under which they would give up your data to the authorities.20 Feb 04:53 AM
New ZealandPatients in ward with double murdererDouble-murderer Jason Reihana was treated at Waikato Hospital earlier this month next to patients unaware they were sharing a ward with him.20 Feb 12:38 AM
Banking and finance'Customers sign away privacy rights'Westpac has failed in its argument to the Privacy Commission that customers sign away their rights to privacy when they agree to the bank's "terms and conditions".19 Feb 11:00 PM
OpinionBernadine Oliver-Kerby: In a bad spaceComment: New ways of teaching have some merits, but many flaws.16 Feb 07:59 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenTravelling with smartphones a dangerYou don't need to be a "bad hombre" to have your phone seized at airports.14 Feb 12:47 AM
Banking and financeParliament may back domestic violence leaveLabour and Act say they will back a Green Party proposal to give domestic violence victims up to 10 days' paid leave.13 Feb 05:13 AM
New ZealandNikki Kaye's 'beautiful' journey backThe Auckland Central MP says her breast cancer diagnosis in September last year has been transformational.26 Jan 09:28 PM
New ZealandPhoto firm slammed for using kids' photosThe Privacy Commissioner has slammed a photography business which told a mother they would delete photos they'd taken of her children - but used them in their promo material two years later.18 Jan 08:59 AM
BusinessOnline messages not privateYour online communications may not be as secure as you think, warns InternetNZ.16 Jan 10:57 PM
Opinion'Invasion of privacy' to get job in USCOMMENT: As I pulled down my pants, I felt reluctantly exposed. A man wearing rubber gloves was standing close enough to listen, Clare Rawlinson writes.10 Jan 09:38 PM
LifestyleWhat are you really agreeing to on Instagram?How much do teenagers - and adults - understand what they've agreed to give up when they sign up with social media sites?09 Jan 10:50 PM
BusinessInstagram 'tricks children' on privacySocial media giants have been accused by UK officials of confusing children into signing away their privacy. Youngsters desperate 05 Jan 04:20 AM
BDBDEmploymentPrivacy Commissioner censures drilling firmThe Privacy Commissioner has publicly censured a Whanganui drilling company for failing to protect an employee's confidential information.21 Dec 11:17 PM
New ZealandSpy base secrets left in the openDetails of the construction of the top secret spy base at Tangimoana were filed with Archives New Zealand with no security rating.16 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionGehan Gunasekara: Are we in a post-privacy World?COMMENT: It is up to privacy scholars to come up with solutions that allow technological progress to take place, but not at the expense of our humanity.12 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMore schools kept kids in seclusionAt least two more schools have been investigated after complaints about seclusion rooms - including one that was eventually closed.06 Dec 09:48 PM
OpinionTama Leaver: Will your digital spirit live on?COMMENT: The accidental "death" of Mark Zuckerberg is a timely reminder of what happens to our online content once we do pass away.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland man filmed 13yo in showerA young professional set up his phone in a bathroom to record a 13-year-old girl taking a shower, a court has heard.24 Nov 03:45 AM
BusinessCreepy website shows you being monitoredEvery click you make is being monitored, and a new website shows you how.21 Nov 06:05 PM
New ZealandHauraki 'seriously breached standards'Station ordered to pay up after broadcasting woman who thought she was off air.07 Nov 10:02 PM
WorldEditorial: Choose your posts carefullyMore and more people are posting snippets of their life online. They're capturing their day at the beach, the family dog's latest 06 Nov 09:04 PM
New ZealandSpark may refuse spies' requests for infoSpark is critical of spying laws which leave it up to the company whether to volunteer information about its customers.03 Nov 04:21 AM
New ZealandNovopay blunder: Joyce orders investigationA massive privacy breach has struck the beleaguered Novopay school payroll with personal details of staff members sent to wrong schools.02 Nov 11:45 PM
New ZealandGirl's privacy breached in radio gaffeThe Edge radio station breached the privacy of a 15-year-old girl after an on-air mishap, the Broadcasting Standards' Authority has found.31 Oct 07:41 AM
OpinionJuha SaarinenSwitch off the internet of totally insecure thingsCOMMENT: Some of the most popular sites in the world went offline over the weekend. There's no excuse for poor security, Juha Saarinen writes.26 Oct 06:27 PM
BusinessWhy Twitter, Spotify were down FridaySomeone attacked a major part of the Internet's infrastructure.22 Oct 02:30 AM
New ZealandNew surveillance 'may scare off victims'Women's refuges, church agencies and other community groups will soon have to hand over their client details to the Government in 16 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHidden camera discovered at dairy farmPolice are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.14 Oct 04:58 AM
New ZealandSeclusion rooms to be investigatedThe Chief Ombudsman will investigate the use of seclusion rooms in schools, following reports that locked "time out" rooms had been used to restrain children.13 Oct 11:58 PM
OpinionPrivacy online must be maintainedCOMMENT: In the past, so the story goes, we had privacy and dignity - but we kissed it goodbye with a few keystrokes on social media.11 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis caught up in global hackThe number of Kiwi domains caught up in a global data hack of popular US online file hosting service Dropbox has been estimated at 120,000.11 Oct 05:26 AM
EmploymentLike work gossip? Watch out for phonesEver wanted to secretly record your workmates to see what they say behind your back?07 Oct 04:00 PM
