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In Pictures: 7 commonly overlooked ways to tighten cybersecurity
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News about privacy
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Cabinet Office insider appointed as new Privacy Commissioner
New Zealand has a new Privacy Commissioner with Michael Webster stepping up to replace John Edwards, who now leads the UK's privacy watchdog.
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Kiwi cyber security company DataMasque taps Duo for distribution
Local data privacy protection company DataMasque has sealed an agreement for distribution with Duo, a division of Sektor.
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Reserve Bank hit with compliance notice after 2020 cyber attack
The Reserve Bank has now instigated a programme of work to improve policies and processes for protecting personal information.
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Privacy Commissioner warns DHBs to lift their cyber security games
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is warning DHBs to address security failings identified in a Ministry of Health stocktake of health IT systems in 2020.
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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.
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.
