The situation Imagine you take delivery of a brand new car. As you’re handed the keys the salesperson holds up[…]
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Tag: technology
NZ’s Biggest Data Breach?
You might have thought the biggest privacy breach in New Zealand’s history would rate a little more publicity. After all,[…]
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Dodging the Census Spies
Yesterday, I discovered that Google appeared to be tracking each page of NZ’s online 2023 census form. Tomorrow, census day,[…]
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Census Spies 2023
Once again, Stats NZ is providing a platform for Google to look over the shoulders of every NZer at census time.
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Hooked on the internet
The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) began as a joke back in 1995 when a New York psychiatrist named Ivan[…]
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Australia under attack
On 22 September, Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company with a user base of more than 10 million people – close[…]
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The Leaky Forms Dilemma
Trackers are collecting email addresses from login, registration and newsletter subscription forms before users click Submit or give their consent.
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Apple and the Four Horsemen
Surveillance-Based Advertising
Surveillance and exploitation is now the norm across the internet. As we use digital services, we are constantly monitored. It’s time to put a stop to it.
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Waikato DHB: A Predictable Nightmare
If you want a snapshot of the state of the management of our health system, look no further than the recent cyber-attack on the Waikato DHB.
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