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News about privacy
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Google+ shutdown speeds up, new privacy bug affected 52.5M users
Google+ will be shut down four months ahead of schedule after Google found a software flaw that allowed partner apps to access its users' private data.
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13 DHBs given bowel screening launch date after delayed IT project
Thirteen district health boards have been told when they can expect to launch a delayed national bowel cancer screening program.
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Apple boss takes aim at 'weaponisation' of customer data
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said customer data was being "weaponised with military efficiency" by companies to increase profit.
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Privacy Commissioner shifts all data to Microsoft Azure, Office 365
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has inked a contract to store all applications and data on Microsoft Azure and Office 365 services.
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Apple allows A/NZ users tool to see what data it has collected
Apple has rolled out an online tool allowing users to download, change or delete all the data that the iPhone maker has collected on them.
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.
