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Redacted KPMG report catalogues failures in DIA's Marketplace development
A review of the government's procurement marketplace by KPMG identified numerous failings in the way an online catalogue was developed.
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Privacy Commissioner gives the nod to COVID app Bluetooth upgrade
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards, has given his support to a Bluetooth tracing upgrade to the NZ COVID Tracer app saying it protects privacy and will help to keep New Zealanders safe.
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AWS NZ's Nick Walton wraps 2020 at hybrid Re:invent conference
AWS New Zealand managing director Nick Walton name-checked the company's work with Vodafone NZ, Weta Digital and Vector to kick off the company's re:Invent conference yesterday.
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New privacy law delivers six major changes
The new Privacy Act 2020 has come into force, ushering in new obligations on organisations and businesses when handling personal information.
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Privacy Commissioner raises issues as NZ seeks to join Budapest cybercrime convention
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner is raising a number of concerns around the government's aim to join the international Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
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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.
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