Internet
Tech news: Facebook TV and India's space race
This week Facebook gets into the TV business, and India launches 104 satellites in a single mission. It's a new world record and announces the country as a serious player in the commercial space race.
…Murray Chong post raises questions over social media sharing
Murry Chong's facebook post about Te Reo opens up a wider issue of people being told what they can and can't say on social media sites. Audio
Game for unlimited leave and shared profits?
The CEO of Dunedin video game studio Rocketwerkz gives his staff unlimited leave, limits his salary to a notch above the highest paid worker, and has thrown out middle management. Video, Audio
Tech news: Snapchat IPO and 5G mobile
Wikipedia bans the Daily Mail as a reliable source, Snapchat gets ready to go public, plus the next generation of mobile telephony – 5G is just around the corner. Audio
Podcast review with Katy Atkin
Podcast fan Katy Atkin suggests two podcasts: New York Times "Daily" and the 75th Anniversary of Desert Island Discs. Audio
Swarm thinking to solve knotty problems
A cognitive scientist is building a computer platform to crowdsource the answers to some of the world's toughest questions. Audio
Privacy Commissioner wants million dollar fines for breaches
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Privacy Commissioner, John Edwards, who has sent the Justice Minister a report recommending six changes to the Privacy Act - most of them intended to give his office more… Audio
David Beckham's image tarnished in email hack.
David Beckham's emails have been hacked damaging his clean brand. Audio
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working… Audio
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working…
Audio$1m top penalty sought for privacy breaches
The Privacy Commissioner wants to strengthen protection of personal information and raise fines for breaches to a maximum of $1 million.
Tech news - Facebook flourishes and #DeleteUber
Peter Griffin has the latest on Facebook's huge growth in users and ad revenue, and why did thousands of UBER customers delete the app this week? Audio
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
