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We Need to Think about How to Protect Our Data

We Need to Think about How to Protect Our Data

Markus Luczak-Roesch, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington The Conversation New Zealand shifted closer towards digital credentials for access to online services this week with the launch of the Trust Framework Authority. It will determine which organisations are verified to provide digital identity services. The digital ID scheme aims

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100% Pure Can’t Do Attitude

As an astute reader noted, I recently referred to New Zealand as Australia’s “Very Special sibling”. I should mock, though: I live in Tasmania. Tassie and NZ have a lot in common: we’re small, remote and like to sell ourselves on our natural beauty. But we’re also

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The Real ‘One Health’ Agenda

The Real ‘One Health’ Agenda

Tracy Thurman Tracy Thurman is an advocate for regenerative farming, food sovereignty, decentralized food systems, and medical freedom. In my previous articles, we looked at the global war on farmers, the organizations pushing for the Great Food Reset, the tactics used to foist these changes on the public, the projects

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NZ’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework

NZ’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework

NZDSOS New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science Digital ID is being sold as an essential change to modern society via public-private partnerships as global as the World Economic Forum to as local as Digital Identity New Zealand. The stated vision of Digital Identity NZ, whose members include large corporations

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Considering the AI Hype and Just Regulation

Considering the AI Hype and Just Regulation

Ridoan Karim Ridoan is a Lecturer at the Department of Business Law & Taxation, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia. He has taught and researched in the fields of business and international trade law. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, it provoked extreme reactions: “Oh my God! It’s

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What Will a Robot Make of Your Résumé?

What Will a Robot Make of Your Résumé?

Melika Soleimani, Massey University; Ali Intezari, The University of Queensland; David J Pauleen, Massey University, and Jim Arrowsmith, Massey University The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has begun, spreading to almost every facet of people’s professional and personal lives – including job recruitment. While artists fear copyright breaches or simply being

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When an Online ‘Joke’ Packs a Punch

When an Online ‘Joke’ Packs a Punch

Social media, as Mike Tyson famously said, “made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it”. Occasionally, though, someone learns the hard way that online disrespect can lead to offline consequences. When Spanish comedian Jaime Caravaca responded to a tweet from

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Why EV Manufacturing Is Exceeding Demand

Why EV Manufacturing Is Exceeding Demand

John Klar libertynation.com Car manufacturers make little, if any, money on EV sales. A dearth of charging stations discourages new buyers, who are also put off by high sticker prices. Sales of new electric vehicles have dropped off, as have used resale values. Manufacturers nevertheless proclaim these machines are

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The Biotech Bubble Is Bursting

Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior

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Computer Dependency

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I’ve just returned to New Zealand after two months in Scotland, Paris and Serbia. In the mountain of mail awaiting me were further letters offering credit from the ASB, to settle the outstanding amount, namely 80 cents, re an account closed six years ago

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How Long Should Appliances Last?

Win Thandar Zaw PhD Candidate, Te Piringa-Faculty of Law, University of Waikato When a product or appliance fails, how often have you asked yourself whether it’s even worth fixing? Chances are, even if the item is repairable, the cost and inconvenience mean buying a new replacement can make more

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Why AI Is a Real Threat

Why AI Is a Real Threat

Damon Hayhow Damon is the founder of the National Recomposition Institute and creator and founder of the Recomposer software system. He was also formerly the Australian Ambassador to the International Society of Sports Nutrition, president of the World Powerlifting Congress Australia and an Australian Champion in Bodybuilding and Powerlifting. libertyitch.

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Health System Revamp for Disease Surveillance Delayed

Health System Revamp for Disease Surveillance Delayed

dailytelegraph.co.nz AUTHORITIES HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE URGENT OVERHAUL OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AIMED AT ENHANCING THE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IS BEHIND SCHEDULE. The improved surveillance system, initially set to be in place by next month, now awaits a final independent report due in September, according

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Surviving Winter without Your Gasoline Car

Surviving Winter without Your Gasoline Car

Steve Goreham Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and independent columnist on energy, sustainability, climate change, and public policy. More than 100,000 copies of his books are now in print, including his latest, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development. cfact.org January of this year brought near-zero temperatures

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Onward to an AI Dystopia

Onward to an AI Dystopia

Damon Hayhow Damon is the founder of the National Recomposition Institute and creator and founder of the Recomposer software system. He was also formerly the Australian Ambassador to the International Society of Sports Nutrition, president of the World Powerlifting Congress Australia and an Australian Champion in Bodybuilding and Powerlifting. libertyitch.

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