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Selfies are 'the greatest threat to childhood'
'It's this awful kind of self-consciousness all the time.'

Weird Science: Why deleting Facebook is good for you
Researchers have just offered another reason to delete Facebook. It's good for stress.

Healthy perspective on things online needed
Should the likes of Facebook, Google and Amazon be allowed to run as virtual monopolies?

All the data Facebook can gather from your selfies
A selfie even tells Facebook how much battery you've got on your phone.

Gender reveal party supplies a booming business in NZ
Demand for gender reveal supplies is taking of as Kiwis start to mimic global trend

How to check if Cambridge Analytica has any of your data
There is a very quick, easy way to check if your data has been compromised.

Govt needs to protect Kiwis from Facebook's power
COMMENT: We need our governments to take protecting data seriously.

Forecasters' Twitter feeds show speed of storm's escalation
Warnings of a chilly night quickly changed to reports of 100km/h winds in Auckland.

Restaurant's mortifying email to bride
Bride left horrified after a restaurant owner insulted when accidentally sending email.

Heather du Plessis-Allan caught up in Facebook data hack
A total of 64,000 Kiwi Facebook users were compromised by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Hawkesby: Facebook privacy breaches a wake-up call
COMMENT: Millennials leading the charge away from Facebook.

Teachers need 'whole level of new skills' for digital future
New approach needed to prepare teachers for classrooms of tomorrow, top advisers say.

$34 billion opportunity for Kiwi firms
Technology needs to be better used to achieve global business success, survey reveals.

The hashtags you should never use on photos of your children
Experts reveals the hashtags paedophiles are searching for.

Kiwi Facebook users caught between devil and deep blue sea
New Zealand's data currently lies between two powerful forces.

Facebook to message 87 million users hit by data scandal
Facebook is set to notify all users caught up in the scandal.

How to stop your data leaking out of Facebook
Every service has a price, and the price for being on Facebook is your data.

Concern over Twitter in primary school classrooms
Parents at primary schools are questioning the appropriateness of children using Twitter.

MP apologises for swearing, says it was a 'misunderstanding'
The MP said the encounter was a misunderstanding and he had been swearing at someone else.

Sir Bob's 'racist' column survives ethics trial
Column 'malicious and infantile' but council dismisses 'racist' complaint.

Marie Claire slammed for noting Markle's 'single grey hair'
Leave Meghan Markle's single grey hair alone.

Homegrown ticket scams cost victims hundreds
Facebook buyers are being taken advantage of by ticket scammers.

Enough Camilla bashing! It's not a crime to let your smile drop
Comment: The Duchess has been slammed for letting enthusiasm slip - but you'd do the same.

The Big Read: Inside the desperate world of YouTube wannabes
For every millionaire PewDiePie or Logan Paul, there are a thousand frustrated YouTubers.

Young couple fined $29,000 for holiday sickie scam
The pair said they fell violently ill. But their social media pics told a different story.

Facebook hackers 'collected info on most users'
Facebook admits few users were likely to have escaped scam which occurred over many years.

Aussie model's secret life uncovered by police
A model showed off her luxury life to thousands of followers. She was hiding something.

This burglar shouldn't be too hard to spot
Toothy suspect draws laughs but UK police hope image will help track down thief.