Articles from ‘elocal magazine’ in ‘Big Tech’

Government unveils app, but next year it becomes New Zealand’s digital ID platform

elocal magazine • Big Tech • 13 Dec 2025

The government has launched its new Govt.nz app, marketed as a convenient place to find information, bookmark services, and receive emergency alerts. · However, the real transformation arrives next year. Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins told RNZ’s Morning Report that digital driver’s licences and other identity credentials will be added once legislation passes early in 2026. The identity functions cannot go live until then. ·…

Online anonymity keeps shrinking as governments tighten control, report warns

elocal magazine • Big Tech • 18 Nov 2025

Internet freedoms declined for the 15th consecutive year, according to a new Freedom House report that warns governments are rapidly eroding online privacy in the name of safety, regulation, and child protection. The report finds that 21 of 72 countries attempted to block VPNs or other privacy tools over the past five years, while many democracies are now adopting policies once associated with authoritarian states. Freedom House says this…

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