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News about privacy
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Google alleged to track phone users regardless of privacy settings
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users.
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Cert NZ gains access to withheld domain name data
The Domain Name Commission and cyber security bureau CERT NZ have agreed to share some domain registration information to help enhance cyber security.
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Privacy commissioner taps Trade Me for assistant role
John Edwards has appointed Jon Duffy as assistant commissioner of policy and operations in New Zealand, in a bid to leverage consumer-focused expertise.
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Facebook under scrutiny again following data sharing report
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee demands that Facebook’s CEO respond to a report that user data was shared with at least 60 device manufacturers.
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NZ privacy watchdog seeks greater power over Facebook
New Zealand's top privacy enforcer is seeking greater powers to regulate Facebook as the social media giant grapples with a tough new privacy regime in Europe.
Features about privacy
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Secure Azure as Microsoft meets NZ Govt cloud computing criteria
Tech giant demonstrates Microsoft Azure’s ability to provide secure cloud computing to Kiwi companies.
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Dell: Rise of BYOD a ‘hackers dream’ as privacy risks rise across local enterprise
“Our mobile devices know more about us than ever before."
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Wearables: Are we handing more tools to Big Brother?
Most of us would love a break on our health insurance. We would generally appreciate the convenience of seeing ads for things we're actually interested in buying, instead of irrelevant "clutter." A lot of us would like someone, or something, else keeping track of how effective our workouts are.
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Why facial recognition isn't the way of the future... yet
It's the how the future is meant to be, isn't it? The good guys need to find a bad guy in a crowd of people, so they start scanning the environment with a camera that is equipped with facial recognition technology. Seconds later, they scan a face that's a positive match with an entry in their criminal database and bam, they've smoked him out.
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Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data
As tech companies increasingly rely on analyzing and selling user data to boost revenue, trust is emerging as one of the defining issues of the year for the IT sector.
