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GCSB aware of reports of Chinese cellphones censoring sensitive topics
The government spy agency says it's aware of international reports some Chinese-made cellphones are censoring content.
'The moment QAnon took the person I love most'
People share with BBC the moment they know they had lost their loved one to the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Online scams up 79% - and just the "tip of the iceberg"
The Financial Markets Authority is warning of a steep rise in New Zealanders falling for investment scams with the number of complaints up 79 per cent in the first half of the year, compared to the… Audio
Uncertain future for NZ social media after Australian court ruling
A recent ruling in Australia that saw media companies liable for defamatory posts on their social media pages could see businesses in New Zealand switch off comments, or shut down their pages… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland University online for rest of 2021
Auckland's university students are learning online for the rest of the year regardless of what happens with the city's alert levels.
Students told RNZ remote learning is going well, though some are… Audio
Five of eight NZ universities see rise in cheating in 2020
Figures released to Checkpoint under the Official Information Act show five out of eight universities had an increase in cheating last year. Lecturers say the issue is far worse than figures show, as… Audio
Lucy Blakiston: Shit You Should Care About an Instagram hit
Lucy Blakiston is co-founder of Shit You Should Care About, an Instagram account based in New Zealand that has more than 3.3 million followers. Video, Audio
Vocus DDoS attack, Lockfile - a new threat to your data
Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Lynn to talk about yesterday's DDoS attacks on a number of banks, NZ Post and Metservice and last week's attack on Vocus, the country's third largest internet… Audio
The global tech business run out of Courtenay Place
Tarik Mallett is the founder and chief executive of Mobi2Go, a food ordering system helping restaurants around the world go digital. The business is going gangbusters during the Covid pandemic as… Audio
Covid-19: Churches back online through lockdown
The AOG in Auckland, like many churches right now, are on the move - moving online, that is, with zoomed services the order of the day.
Religious institutions and buildings have been a big part of… Audio
DDOS website attacks could be just the start of a campaign - expert
A cyber-intelligence expert fears disruption to New Zealand websites is just the start of a campaign of attacks.
Websites for some government agencies and banks have been targeted over the last… Audio
Internet outage likely a planned cyber attack
New Zealand Post and the MetService are among at least five organisations that a computer security expert says are almost certainly the target of another coordinated cyber attack.
ANZ Bank and Kiwi… Audio
Covid-19: Schools step in to bridge digital divide
Schools and iwi trusts have stepped in to buy devices and internet for families struggling with distance learning over the past three weeks.
They want to stop a new wave of children falling behind… Audio
Misinformation pandemic will endure longer than Delta
Analysis: Two deadly viruses exist currently - one is Covid-19, the other is misinformation. Unfortunately, there's only a vaccine for one of them, Nik Dirga writes.
Widespread internet outages affect users across NZ
Internet infrastructure provider Vocus has confirmed it was hit with a DDoS attack which took its internet down for about an hour today, affecting people across the country.
InternetNZ explains cyber attack that caused internet outages
A cyber attack has created nationwide internet outages - and major working from home headaches - this afternoon.
Internet infrastructure provider Vocus - which operates Orcon, Slingshot. Flip, and… Audio
Daily Cheer: How kids are coping in lockdown
Wrestling siblings, wanted posters and bird watching - here's some of the best uplifting social media content about how the kids are holding up in lockdown.
Chinese gamers get time-limits, Windows confusion,
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by China to limit children's gaming time to three hours per week. There's confusion over an upgrade to Windows - and the… Audio
Daily Cheer: Social media content from day 15 of lockdown
Takeaway envy, relief for indebted Aucklanders and unexpected animal visits - here's some of the best fun and uplifting social media content from day 15 of lockdown.
NZ artists and celebs join new crypto marketplace
A clutch of well known artists and entertainers are joining a new tech company's digital marketplace to sell ownership tokens for their works or their time.
