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Surveillance and exploitation is now the norm across the internet. As we use digital services, we are constantly monitored. It’s time to put a stop to it.
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If you want a snapshot of the state of the management of our health system, look no further than the recent cyber-attack on the Waikato DHB.
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Whatever happened to Eleanor Catton?
300 drafts, seven years, and plenty of crying, apparently.
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WCC and the SEP
Douglas Adams wasn’t thinking of the Wellington City Council when he introduced the world to the SEP field. But he might well have been.
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The Internet of Irony
The internet was designed to avoid multiple points of failure. Now it has just four.
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20 Jokes for Smartasses
Smart jokes for smarter people.
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Microsoft is (still) watching YOU!
Working from home? Your boss may still be watching …
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Jacinda Ardern: Censored!
How a New Zealand children’s book was censored by the Chinese.
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