Stories by Phil Pennington
What Amazon wanted from New Zealand's prime minister
Thu, 29th Dec 2022
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
Mega-company Amazon asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for help over billion-dollar data centres it is building here, and to have input on policy.
Outdoor advertisers using smart technology to reach more customers
Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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surveillance
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martech
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smart home
Technology that lets outdoor advertisers track people in the street is spreading, though the marketing industry says it is at pains not to invade privacy.
Datacentres in NZ: PM's office rejects OIA request on briefings over plans
Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern refuses to disclose her discussions with major tech companies regarding data centres in New Zealand.
New Zealand cloud provider challenges Google's claims on data control for region
Fri, 12th Aug 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
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martech
A Wellington cloud services provider says Google's claim it will offer New Zealanders complete control over their own data is not true.
Māori data specialists not consulted on facial recognition technology - data sovereignty expert
Thu, 28th Jul 2022
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surveillance
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data analytics
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biometrics
Māori data specialists are accusing the government of ignoring them while going ahead and expanding the reach of facial recognition technology.