Paul Brislen
Why Facebook has been blocking Covid19 news stories
Facebook's attempts to control fake news around Covid has lead to it also rejecting legitimate news stories. Tech commentator Paul Brislen explains what might have gone wrong. Audio
Marking Safer Internet Day today, Netsafe has released results about children's experiences online.
Marking Safer Internet Day today, Netsafe has released its own results about children's experiences online. Technology commentator Paul Brislen joins the discussion to talk about the dangers lurking… Audio
Spark Lightbox sale to Sky
Telecommunications giant, Spark, is selling its video streaming service Lightbox to Sky TV. Communications and tech expert Paul Brislen talks about the deal. Audio
Government offers radio spectrum to Māori
The Government is allocating some radio spectrum to Māori to help develop 5G networks.
Tech commentator Paul Brislen speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio
Attack in Germany livestreamed on gaming platform, Twitch
Footage from an anti-Semitic attack in the German city of Halle was livestreamed overnight on Amazon's video gaming platform Twitch. Two people were killed in the attacks on a synagogue and a kebab… Audio
Spark problems aren't as bad as being reported
Tech commentator, Paul Brislen, believes that Spark Sport have ironed out the teething problems which interrupted the first All Blacks match. Audio
Measles and the anti vax movement
As measles outbreak spreads calls increase to stop online vaccination misinformation. Audio
Viagogo removed from top of Google search results
Controversial ticket resale company Viagogo will no longer automatically jump to the top of Google search results.
Google has suspended the company from its paid-for search results.
Viagogo has… Video, Audio
New features to tackle cyberbullying on Instagram
Instagram bullies are soon going to be asked to consider what they're saying before they post. The social media platform's announced it's rolling out two new features to tackle cyberbullying. Our… Audio
Budget 2019: Treasury breach and political drama
The New Zealand Treasury has admitted its supposedly top secret Budget website was breached by searches for particular keywords.
And it says it's been advised by the police that anyone who found… Audio
Budget breach 'systematic' but didn't break law - Treasury
Police have halted their investigations into Tuesday's Budget leak saying an unknown person or persons exploited a feature in the Treasury's website search tool but their actions does not appear to be… Audio
Budget data hacked from Treasury - tech analysis
The head of Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf says in 48 hours, there were more than 2000 attempts to attack part of its system to access Budget information.
Treasury is rushing to beef up security for all… Audio
Huawei phones to lose Google updated apps - Brislen
China's government is attempting to play down Google's suspension of co-operation with Huawei, a development that's likely to have major consequences for the Chinese telecommunications firm.
Google… Audio
Doubts raised over motives in Facebook's changes
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced changes to his company's social media platforms, and has promised that privacy will now come first. The new designs and features for Facebook's apps… Audio
Spark Sport livestream faces glitches as RWC2020 looms
A severe glitch during Spark Sport's livestream of the Black Sticks hockey match against Australia yesterday, meant fans missed out on the start of the test, although they eventually got to see the… Audio
Paul Brislen: Huawei not in the business of dotting i's and crossing t's
Technology commentator Paul Brislen gives his take on the flaw in the Huawei Matebook laptops, discovered by Microsoft researchers. Audio
Facebook seeks help in monitoring harmful content
Facebook says it cannot be expected to take sole responsibility for monitoring what is posted on the site. Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, wrote a column in the Washington Post saying… Audio
Paul Brislen: Tech companies responsibility
Tech commentator Paul Brislen says social media is complicit in the massacre in Christchurch. A video allegedly posted by the gunman was shared many times, and it took a long time for Facebook and… Audio
Facebook apps down around world
Facebook and Instagram users around the world are having trouble accessing the social media apps on Thursday morning (NZ time), apparently due to an outage. It also appears to be affecting the… Audio
Too dangerous to release AI research
The creators of a new advanced artificial intelligence system have decided not to release the research to the public as it may be too dangerous. Open AI created the model - a text generator - which… Audio