Think you're anonymous online? A third of popular websites are 'fingerprinting' you

Analysis by Geoffrey Fowler, WP technology columnist Just when you thought we had hit rock bottom on all the ways the internet could snoop on us - no. We've sunk even lower.There's a tactic spreading across the web named after... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Understanding the algorithms: YouTube attempts to avoid problematic content

People watch more than a billion hours of video on YouTube every day. Over the past few years, the video-sharing platform has come under fire for its role in spreading and amplifying extreme views.YouTube's video recommendation... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Deloitte Top 200: What makes a top-class CEO?

The best chief executives take measured risks in order to pursue innovation but never lose sight of what their customers really want, says the chairman of professional services firm Deloitte.Commenting on the 2019 CEO of the Year... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Tech sector will be bigger than dairy in three to five years: TIN boss

The technology sector boomed in FY2019, cementing its position as one of our largest export earners according to the annual TIN (Technology Investment Network) Report. READ MORE:• Refugee to $100m man: CIN7's Danny Ing •... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZX50 falls 1.3% in October; investors ponder smelter future, index reweighting

The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 1.3 per cent in October as the threat of Tiwai Point smelter closing weighed on electricity companies and as investors prepared for the upcoming reweighting of the MSCI index. The benchmark index was down... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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NZ dollar gains after Westpac nixes November rate cut call

The New Zealand dollar got a solid lift when Westpac Bank pared back its rate cut expectations, at least in the short term.The kiwi dollar was trading at 64.27 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 63.70 cents at 8:10 am. The trade-weighted... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Australia proposes face scans for porn, online gambling

A federal government agency has proposed that Australians be face-scanned before they watch online porn, or indulge in an online flutter. READ MORE: Auckland Transport's $4.5m project could mean 8000 cameras watching the city ... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Qantas finds Boeing 737 cracks – no transtasman disruptions

Qantas says its transtasman services are not affected by safety inspections now underway that have picked up cracks on one of its Boeing 737s.Cracks have been found in a structural part of a plane known as a pickle fork in an aircraft... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Facebook shrugs off criticism, reports record revenue

Facebook shrugged off months of criticism from regulators and privacy experts Wednesday with record quarterly revenue, revealing advertisers are still flocking to the site.Facebook, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said its... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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Developer Bill Gertos selling Ashbury home at the centre of a bizarre squatter's rights case

A developer who got his hands on a house for absolutely nothing in a bizarre squatter's rights case is now set to pocket more than $1 million. A squatter who scored a Sydney home for absolutely nothing is now set to make more than... Source: NZ Herald Business News

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