Stories by RNZ

The Privacy Commissioner is looking into whether the use of biometrics needs to be regulated by a new code of practice.

An assessment has found big gaps in schools' cybersecurity and recommends a multi-million-dollar boost to school funding for IT.

An independent review has found systemic racism at InternetNZ, which saw it react too slowly to a video that encouraged the slaughter of Māori.

The lead government agency on data centres says it is not doing any work on how many jobs might be created.

The digital games industry has seen record annual growth but fears Australian tax breaks and other industry incentives will draw the industry away.

Foodstuffs has admitted it uses facial recognition in some North Island stores and says it is undertaking a trial of the technology at further stores to test its effectiveness in crime reduction.

Archives NZ is making its online search tool available to all users again, after a shutdown caused by restricted record titles mistakenly being made public.

A digital security breach allowed personal details about most University of Otago students to be viewable to others

The Privacy Commission is advising victims of the Pinnacle hack to be wary of any suspicious cellphone communication or bank activity.

New Zealand is under pressure to yield to new European Union demands over how companies harvest people's data.

A large North Island GP network has been hit by a cyber attack, with patient details potentially compromised.

Edtech surveillance by multinational tech companies to harvest pupils' personal data is provoking controversy, clampdowns and court cases in the US and Europe.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) says it will no longer accept equipment from a major Chinese surveillance camera maker.

A technology industry leader is urging the government not to shy away from policing social media platforms in New Zealand.

The government is spending an extra $20m over four years on its plan to transform the digital technologies industry.

A global shortage of computer chips is likely to persist for another 18 months, according to an Australasian manufacturing business.

The GCSB is urging New Zealand's critical businesses to stay alert in the face of increasing cyber threats, which can put nationally significant infrastructure in danger.

An Auckland based artificial intelligence company Soul Machines has raised $US70 million ($NZ105m) to meet growing demand for "digital people".

Whanganui city's economic development agency wants to see locals swiping right on a new matchmaking app set up to pair Whanganui businesses with skilled workers.

Only two firms offer low-cost computer-generated financial advice, despite it being available for four years.

A major console-maker has for the first time released a Kiwi-made virtual reality (VR) game.

The tech sector says it has what it takes to woo international investors, who have come courting.

Enabling data to move more easily between organisations will undoubtedly lead to more crime, says a cybersecurity firm.

Police are pressing pause for now on using facial recognition technology to identify people off live camera feeds, but will still use it on stored footage.