Internet
Tenant rating database worries renters group
A renters advocacy group is worried a database used by landlords to screen and rate tenants could be abused. Kathryn Ryan talks to Kayla Healey from Renters United and Ian Barker from Tenancy… Audio
There are concerns about the influence Facebook will have on future news feeds.
Facebook is changing its feed to promote posts that aren't fake, sensational, or spam. Audio
Spark, Vodafone rated worst of telcos
A lack of telecommunications competition has led to complacency from the two big players, Consumer New Zealand says.
Cartoonish plastic surgery apps target children - advocate
A New Zealand petition against the apps - which let users plump up characters' lips or make dark skin lighter - is gathering thousands of signatures as part of a worldwide campaign. Audio
Digital Sherlock Holmes
Kathryn Ryan talks to Alan Pearce, a journalist and digital privacy expert who advises other journalists, aid workers and human rights advocates in how to protect themselves online. The answer he says… Audio
Judge slammed for not punishing man
A judge is being criticised for letting a man off who posted explicit photos on line of his ex-wife. Privacy lawyer Kathryn Dalziel joins the discussion on how the law is intended to work. . Audio
Judge's ruling on intimate online photos criticised
A sexual abuse help group says the judge got it wrong when he ruled in favour of a man who posted photos of his half naked wife on Facebook.
Women's Refuge outraged over intimate photo ruling
The CEO of Women's Refuge Ang Jury says he's happy the police will appeal a court ruling that a woman did not suffer serious emotional distress after her husband shared intimate photos of her online. Audio
Sexual abuse group says judge wrong on Facebook photo ruling
A judge has dismissed charges against a man who posted photos of his half naked wife on Facebook, without her permission. But as Sharon Brettkelly reports a women's sexual abuse group says he got it… Audio
Netsafe: half naked photo case did not meet threshold
Netsafe says a judge's decision to dismiss a charge against a man who posted half naked pictures of his wife on Facebook is a test of the new Harmful Digital Communications Act. Netsafe's executive… Audio
Police appeal after judge dismisses case on semi-nude photos
Police are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss a charge against a man accused of causing harm to his wife by posting semi-nude photos of her on Facebook. Audio
Appeal over online semi-nude photo ruling
Police are appealing against a judge's decision to dismiss a charge against a man accused of causing harm to his wife by posting semi-nude photos of her on Facebook.
Where does all the fake news come from?
Fake and misleading news stories are set to be a big issue in 2017. Who is behind this misinformation and what motivates them to churn it out? Audio
Expert: Peter Bailey on cyber security
Peter Bailey of Aura Information Security says New Zealand businesses need to take the cyber threats more seriously than ever before. He explains the different threats, including ransomware and… Audio
Spark considers compensation for network cut
Spark will "do the right thing" by customers whose businesses were affected by a major cut in phone and internet services, a company manager says. Audio
No shortage of silly season fake news
Donald Trump's staff put "alternative facts" into the headlines lately, but Mediawatch found plenty of other stories in the news this summer that didn't stack up. Video, Audio
No shortage of silly season fake news
Donald Trump's staff put "alternative facts" into the headlines lately, but Mediawatch found plenty of other stories in the news this summer that didn't stack up.
Video, AudioTech news: Fake Twitter accounts & Android Instant Apps
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with news that Google is testing out Android Instant Apps amid a downturn in the global app-based economy. Also how a proliferation of massive bot networks on Twitter… Audio
How Twitter turned short and sharp
When ‘micro-blogging’ took off journalists and media outlets got on board in a big way. But a founding member of the company that launched Twitter ten years ago tells Mediawatch the original plan was…
Devoy urges govt to clamp down on web hate speech
The Race Relations Commissioner wants a review of legislation dealing with hate speech following a rise in what she describes as vile, vitriolic and very threatening language online. Video
