Technology
Privacy Commissioner suggests deleting Facebook
The privacy commissioner says the only way for concerned Facebook users to be certain their data is not being misused is to delete their existing accounts. Video, Audio
Expert feature: Sci-fi and technology
Neil Dodgson is a professor of computer graphics at Victoria University. He's with us today to talk about how science fiction can show us the possible pitfalls, and benefits, of technology. Audio
No need for NZers to delete Facebook - NetSafe
Thousands of New Zealanders' data was exposed in the Facebook data breach, but while it is a reminder to take privacy seriously there's no need to quit the platform altogether, NetSafe says.
Ruby Griffen and the age of CDs
What's your favourite memory or story about buying or listening to CDs when they first came out? Elam Art School student Ruby Griffin, who's in her 20s, can just about remember the tail end of the… Audio
Fee McLeod: Super STEM Fair
Auckland's MOTAT is having a Super STEM Fair for budding scientists, inventors, engineers and maths whizzes on 8 April. Fee McLeod from The Mindlab by Unitec talks about how to get children away… Audio
Bits+Bytes: privacy laws that will change the internet forever
New European privacy laws that come into force next month will change the internet forever and make privacy and data protection a legal right. Bits+Bytes, with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang, explores… Audio
New international phone scam affecting Kiwis
The latest wave of an international phone scam is affecting New Zealanders and mobile companies are warning people not to call back.
Tech talk with Paul Brislen
Paul Brislen has deleted his facebook account. He tells us why. Audio
New technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt on the world's most powerful politician, Donald Trump, gunning for the world's richest man, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. Also, the Twitch phenomenon and tracking the Southern Cross Cable across… Audio
Facebook scandal 'hit 87 million users'
Facebook says it now believes up to 87 million people's data was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Facebook admits more caught in Cambridge Analytica data use
Facebook has updated the number of users whose data may have been improperly obtained and used by Cambridge Analytica. The social media company says nearly twice as many users were affected as… Audio
Spotify has solid list debut
Spotify has had a solid debut on Wall Street in one of the most anticipated technology listings in recent times.
Satellite to be launched near Hawke's Bay
Rocket Lab has confirmed plans for its first fully commercial satellite launch from New Zealand next month.
Questions around safety of fire-resistant aluminium composite panels
The system used in New Zealand to approve aluminium composite panels for highrises has failed a critical safety audit, but the government officials who commissioned the report from an expert in… Audio
AI poses less risk to jobs than feared - OECD
Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says.
Charles Eisenstein: ‘Your bank account was your history of generosity’
Author and philosopher Charles Eisenstein says we live in a time of anxiety and separation. He’s proposing a new economic system to encourage a sense of community. In a gift economy, your bank account… Audio
Top level turbulence at RNZ and the Beehive
One morning meeting late last year led to a key RNZ executive suddenly quitting this week - and intense pressure on the broadcasting minister to do the same. Mediawatch looks at how that happened and… Audio
Top level turbulence at RNZ and the Beehive
One morning meeting late last year led to a key RNZ executive suddenly quitting this week - and intense pressure on the broadcasting minister to do the same. Mediawatch looks at how that happened and…
AudioUS may tie social media to visa applications
The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the social media history of nearly everyone seeking a visa to enter the US.
Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firm
A Facebook executive's memo that claimed the "ugly truth" was that anything it did to grow was justified has been made public, embarrassing the company.
