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Technology v Privacy

Law enforcement organisations world-wide are tapping into increasingly sophisticated facial recognition technology in what is a largely unregulated industry.

Jessie Chiang

Sep 24 2020

technology

How misinformation endangers us

Six months after New Zealand first went into lockdown and a spate of arson attacks on cell towers began, we now have a better idea than ever before of how misinformation works and how it threatens us, Marc Daalder reports

Marc Daalder

Sep 23 2020

Comment

Hot, rich, well-travelled - but tone deaf

Influencers on Instagram and elsewhere cop plenty of flak, but could play their part in society by listening and learning as well as promoting products, writes Rachel Peters

Newsroom Contributor

Sep 23 2020

technology

Facebook targets misinformation in private groups

As millions of posts and images violating Facebook’s rules against hate speech have been found in Facebook groups, the company is seeking to make small changes to the way the feature works.

Marc Daalder

Sep 21 2020

Comment

Tackling the digital threat to health and wellbeing

Harmful online misinformation and manipulation poses health and wellbeing threats just like cigarette smoking, and can be cracked down on in the same way

Jess Berentson-Shaw

Sep 17 2020

Election 2020

Campaign social media spending ramps up

After a long period spending very little on Facebook advertising, Labour splashed out promoting its income tax policy last week.

Farah Hancock

Sep 17 2020

technology

Sovereignty in a digital world - Part 3

For Election 2020, Bernard Hickey finishes a three-part series on the digital policies needed to bolster Aotearoa’s resilience, protect our sovereignty and reduce inequality

Bernard Hickey

Sep 15 2020

Content partnership

Covid-19 pushes SMEs to bridge the digital divide

Could the small business nightmare that is the coronavirus pandemic also be the kickstart to get more SMEs working digitally?

Nikki Mandow

Sep 09 2020

technology

Sovereignty in a digital world - Part 2

Bernard Hickey continues a three-part series on the digital policies needed to bolster Aotearoa’s resilience, protect our sovereignty and reduce inequality in the wake of the Christchurch attacks, foreign interference in elections, the Covid-19 pandemic, America’s tech war with China, and state-sponsored cyber-attacks.

Bernard Hickey

Sep 08 2020

Politics

Election 2020: The gender advertising split

Which party is trying to gain your vote? Facebook advertising shows a split between the gender of people who have seen ads

Farah Hancock

Sep 03 2020

Covid-19

Back to Govt as usual on CovidCard

Unlike with the original lockdowns in late March, the Government moved too softly and slowly on CovidCard. It may have cost the economy $2b, writes Bernard Hickey

Bernard Hickey

Sep 02 2020

Ideasroom

NZX cyberattacks a wakeup call

The NZX cyberattacks represent a wakeup call, but also a huge opportunity for NZ to be proactive in protecting itself in the highly likely event of a potentially worse cyberattack.

Logan Carmichael

Sep 02 2020

technology

NZ’s sovereignty in a digital world

Bernard Hickey begins a three-part series on the digital policies needed to bolster New Zealand’s resilience, protect our sovereignty and reduce inequality

Bernard Hickey

Sep 01 2020

Content partnership

Digital experimentation can turbocharge Kiwi success

Covid-19 has meant businesses need to adapt to survive. Ross Parker from Vodafone says we should embrace digital tools to experiment, foster innovation and meet changing consumer expectations.

Ross Parker

Aug 31 2020

Newsroom

Here’s what we need in a digital contact tracing solution

Modelling on the effectiveness of digital contact tracing solutions shows they are an important tool in our arsenal, but won’t solve the problem on their own.

Marc Daalder

Aug 28 2020