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OPINION: Along with 2.9 million other New Zealanders, last week I got an in-app alert from Facebook saying it was time to review my privacy settings.
The AI-driven process took me through my settings around personal data that Facebook can use for ad targeting, whether I'll agree to facial recognition, what my political affiliations are, my interests and my relationship status.
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Read more: Don't be one of Facebook's happy slaves - use its new privacy tools
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/119339217/dont-be-one-of-facebooks-happy-slaves--use-its-new-privacy-tools
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IN AN INCREDIBLE FEAT of remote engineering, NASA has fixed one of the most intrepid explorers in human history. Voyager 2, currently some 11.5 billion miles from Earth, is back online and resuming its mission to collect scientific data on the solar system and the interstellar space beyond.
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Read more: NASA BRINGS VOYAGER 2 FULLY BACK ONLINE, 11.5 BILLION MILES FROM EARTH
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A woman who returned from visiting China two days ago has put herself in isolation at her home in Auckland saying she doesn't want to take any chances in case she's infected with coronavirus.
Angela Lai was visiting family in China and didn't visit the province most affected by the virus which has produced 31,161 cases in China alone and killed 636 people.
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Read more: Woman self-isolating at her Auckland home after visiting virus-hit China
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/can-feel-panic-people-woman-self-isolating-her-auckland-home-after-visiting-virus-hit-china
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Sitting inside a Wuhan police station the night of Febuary 1, Fang Bin was sure he would end up in a jail cell.
Earlier that day, Fang had visited a Wuhan hospital overwhelmed with coronavirus cases and filmed a short video showing corpses in body bags piled up.
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Read more: China's losing battle with free speech amidst coronavirus outbreak
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/119352300/chinas-losing-battle-with-free-speech-amidst-coronavirus-outbreak
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The scope of the cooperation may extend beyond North Korea’s ballistic missiles. The five-country anglophone intelligence-sharing arrangement known as “Five Eyes” is collaborating with outside partners France, Japan, and South Korea to better understand North Korea’s military activities, a Kyodo News report noted on Sunday.
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Read more: ‘Five Eyes’ Countries Eye Expanded Cooperation Amid North Korea Challenges
- Article: https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/five-eyes-countries-eye-expanded-cooperation-amid-north-korea-challenges/
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The current coronavirus outbreak is serving as a real time test of New Zealand's emergency plans.
But public health experts warn there are even bigger threats out there that we should also be preparing for. John Gerritsen investigates if we could cope in a global catastrophe.
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Read more: How NZ would fare during a world catastrophe
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/119356599/how-nz-would-fare-during-a-world-catastrophe
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An Auckland woman looking for a new home was hurt when a homeowner hung up on her after confirming her she was on Work and Income.
The beneficiary, who asked only to be referred to as Sharon, has multiple sclerosis and receives the supported living benefit.
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Read more: Homeowner refuses rental to woman with multiple sclerosis receiving Work and Income
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/02/homeowner-refuses-rental-to-woman-with-multiple-sclerosis-receiving-work-and-income.html
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A stellar fight between two stars has been captured in stunning imagery.
Telescopes in Chile recently captured a fight between two stars, including the moment one star swallowed the other.
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Read more: A stellar fight': Stunning images show the moment a star swallowed another star
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/119331488/a-stellar-fight-stunning-images-show-the-moment-a-star-swallowed-another-star
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