Opinion

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has been in the headlines lately defending the proposed new hate speech laws. The laws sparked opprobrium from both the left and right, critics citing the limits...

In 1843, mathematician and writer Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace wrote the first computer algorithm. It can only be assumed she would have expected all women to, one day, be...

Samsung’s will-it, won’t-it drama with the Galaxy S21 FE has swung back once again to ‘will’. Over the weekend, two bits of fairly conclusive evidence popped up to back up the...

Pegasus joins a list of ominously-named tools blurring the line between hacking and surveillance for 'lawful intercept' purposes, with other notable examples being from the likes of FinFisher and The Hacking...

Whether it’s Squid Game, the new sensation Maid or just a catch-up binge on Selling Sunset, Netflix and other streaming services are hogging up ISPs bandwidth and costing ISPs money and...

In 2015, I apparently made 14,895 Google searches. I’d like to give you an update for 2021, but it seems Google will no longer easily tell you exactly how tethered you...

As anybody who has ever filled out a feedback form will know, most suggestions — no matter how well intended or sensible — go straight in the bin. If you’re lucky,...

“Privacy is a fundamental human right. At Apple, it’s also one of our core values. Your devices are important to so many parts of your life. What you share from those...

Even those of us who follow the travails of Facebook closely were rocked earlier this month by the revelations uncovered by ex-Facebook employee turned whistleblower, Frances Haugen. Her testimony, and the internal...

Samsung announced five new devices going on sale later this year. Samsung, convinced that foldable devices are a growing market, is doubling down on making folding phones desirable. The new Galaxy Z...