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There’s been a lot of talk about social media platform providers and, more specifically, how to keep them in line. It’s a huge challenge to stop the platforms being used for nefarious reasons – including the live-streaming of the Christchurch attacks and the feral proliferation of uncensored misinformation, all the while collecting reams of data, often without permission, that enables control of digital advertising revenues and influences democratic processes.
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner outlined in a recent speech some of the issues faced by countries grappling with creating policies to regulate the platforms. While his blunt address in Sydney didn’t offer up any solutions, it certainly provided food for thought – and put the social media ‘oligarchs’ on notice.
In other news:
- Public clouds are compared – it’s all about location, location, location
- From DX to workforce transformation
- All the winners from the iSanz security awards
- Bad news for one NZ city aspiring to attract tech startups – and it's not the 'Tron
And we take a look at how a 'dentistry-as-a-service' has enabled Lumino The Dentists to up its personalisation and customer service, while bolstering cross selling and upselling and reducing manual processes.
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz
SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION
Digital oligarchs deny responsibility for harm
NZ Privacy Commissioner says duty of care flouted by US social media firms…
NZ's Privacy Commissioner has served up a scathing assessment of digital platform 'oligarchs’ lack of duty of care, and called for new duty of care requirements to be imposed on them.
“It was predictable and predicted. And the company responsible was silent.”
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CLOUD PROVIDERS
No cloud is created equal
Report highlights notable performance variations between public cloud providers…
When it comes to choosing your public cloud provider, there’s a lot to consider, from the services offered and pricing tiers to global data centre presence.
Just like in real estate it’s all about location, location, location.
[Read more]
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TRANSFORMATION
Is workforce transformation the catalyst for digital success?
It’s not a question of either/or as workforce and digital transformation entwine…
While DX is the talk of the town, it’s another, closely aligned, transformation that could hold the key to business success – but it’s an area where A/NZ businesses are lagging behind.
“Investments in technology and employees go hand in hand.”
[Read more]
INFORMATION SECURITY
Security in spotlight as industry honoured in iSanz awards
AI darknet sniffing startup among winners…
From a Kiwi AI security startup taking on the world, to a project to reduce the USB risk, NZ’s top security projects and teams were on show last night at the iSanz Awards.
An 80 percent increase in the number of staff across 40 regions reporting suspicious emails.
[Read more]
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TECH STARTUPS
Which cities are tops for launching a tech startup?
It’s a fail for one A/NZ city in the latest study on the startup success…
Silicon Valley and Singapore aren’t the only places to launch a tech startup, but you might want to look further afield than Australia or New Zealand – at least according to a new global report.
Digital entrepreneurs are clearly leveraging future-facing technologies more than ever.
[Read more]
BUSINESS INSIGHT
Digital disruption in the trans-Tasman dental industry
Taking the ‘pain’ out of dental care with the Lumino Dental Plan…
Abano Healthcare Group’s vision is to be a leader in oral healthcare in Australasia, through its two dental networks – Lumino The Dentists in New Zealand and Maven Dental Group in Australia.
Customers once signed up to the plan were typically accepting further treatments.
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