Privacy
Call for urgent legal overhaul of police vetting
The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says police vetting of half a million New Zealanders every year needs to be done better. John Edwards says there are too many inconsistencies and people don't… Audio
Privacy Commissioner considering inquiry into police checkpoint
Police's use of a checkpoint to stop euthanasia supporters after an Exit International meeting has raised concerns about privacy. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Flaming phones and selling social media: the data market
Peter Griffin on a US report that shows how Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are selling information about us to law enforcement agencies. Also newly released advertising figures show how… Audio
Sleazy Russian website targets New Zealand women
New Zealand women find their photos are being shared without their permission on a sleazy Russian website. Audio
NZ women caught up in nude photo website
An Aucklander whose name and photo were posted on a site where people trade nude images says she is hugely concerned and doesn't know how to get the picture taken down.
Hackers targeting employees to obtain company info
More employees are being targeted online by hackers trying to gain access to sensitive company information.
Ben Grosser: cyber-security and ominous gibberish
Kim Hill talks to Ben Grosser, Assistant Professor in the School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois, and a faculty affiliate at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. He is… Audio
HRC defends denying legal help to expletives cake woman
The Human Rights Commission is defending its decision to deny legal help to a woman who went on to get the second highest-ever award for a breach of her privacy.
Expletives cake woman fears system deters human rights claims
A woman who received the second highest-ever award from the Human Rights Review Tribunal over a cake iced with expletives, says she was discouraged from taking any action.
Privacy legislation lagging behind technology
Privacy advocates say recommended law changes have been in limbo for so long they've now been out-stripped by advances in technology. Kate Newton investigates. Audio
Credit firms asked to show benefit of positive reporting
The Privacy Commissioner wants to know if so-called 'positive credit reporting' has been a success.
Julia Powles: surveillance and secrecy
Kim Hill talks to Dr Julia Powles, from the Faculty of Law and Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where she works on technology law and policy. She is a former contributing editor and… Audio
Privacy Commissioner responds to Yahoo breach
One hundred and thirty thousand New Zealanders may have had personal information stolen as part of the largest ever email hack. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards Audio
Online gimmicks are being used by political parties to turbo-boost their email lists
The Labour and National parties have harvested tens of thousands of email addresses over the last couple of months with online gimmicks aimed at Facebook and Twitter users. Audio
Former policeman in court for accessing ex's Facebook
A former Wellington Police officer accused of unlawfully accessing his former partner's Facebook page has admitted a reduced charge.
MP unsatisfied with Speaker's response over email interception
Parliament's Speaker of the House David Carter has offered MPs assurances over the scanning of their emails but the MP who found his emails had been blocked, Chris Hipkins, doesn't accept Mr Carter's… Audio
Speaker to investigate whether MPs' emails are monitored
Labour's Chris Hipkins has asked for an investigation into the Parliamentary Service, saying one of his emails to a journalist had been blocked.
Probing insurance questions
Financial journalist Diana Clement talks about whether there is privacy creep in the way insurance companies gather information. Audio
Privacy Commissioner backs family that filmed rest home abuse
Privacy Commissioner says families are within their rights to secretly film family members in rest homes after footage emerges of an elderly man being mistreated. Audio
Hidden camera was in man's best interests
The Privacy Commissioner says using a hidden camera to catch a caregiver abusing an elderly dementia patient at a rest home is not a breach of privacy. Audio