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Here's this week's Tech Media Panel, featuring TechBlog's Paul Brislen and Peter Griffin and CIO/Computerworld's Sarah Putt. Hosted by ITP CEO Paul Matthews.

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This week: New Zealand, alongside the "five eyes" network and India and Japan, weirdly call for encryption to be broken. Yes, you read that right. Plus, what do we think about Internet of Things security?

Plus the big CIO50 announcements, IBM divests infrastructure to focus on Cloud and AI, Tech in Antartica and Apple's latest phone. Big week.

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by Paul Brislen, Editor
 
The government would like to break the security protocols that hide terrorists and other ratbags from their surveillance but in order to do so your online purchases - from music to pizza delivery - will be at risk.

Is the end of encryption, and perhaps with it the end of the Internet as we know it, worth the cost?

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From ITP TechBlog this week

ITP Members can watch a recording of yesterday's live webinar on tech's contribution to the Covid-19 response, with Shayne Hunter from the Ministry of Health, on the ITP Video Library:

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The ITP Video Library contains all ITP webinars, plus exclusive talks, presentations and more from around New Zealand. The library is free to all ITP members as one of many member benefits. Interested in joining?


by Paul Brislen, Editor
 
Should law enforcement agencies be granted access to encrypted communications? The Five Eyes consortium believes so, even if it weakens security for everyday services like watching television and using your banking app. But it's all done in the name of state security and catching bad guys.

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by Peter Griffin, Contributor
 
IBM will next year spin off its managed IT infrastructure business, so it can focus on the cloud and AI. But has it left its cloud play too late?

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by Paul Brislen, Editor
 
Four new devices, new camera systems, Dolby video, laser scanners (seriously), faster chipsets, better screens and tougher glass, but the real news is iPhone gets 5G so wrap the tin foil tighter because the race is on.

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by Peter Griffin, Contributor
 
Kiwis have become enthusiastic users of Internet of Things devices such as smart speakers and connected appliances but remained concerned about where their data goes and how it is used.

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by Paul Matthews, ITP Chief Executive
 
(From monday) We're pleased to announce that Whitecliffe has become the first PTE to obtain ITP's coveted degree accreditation. Up until now, only Universities and Polytechnics have achieved it so this is a big milestone for the PTE sector. This is also the last week to complete the Skills Survey - we really need your input in this. Details below.

And lastly, sadly, we now won't be bringing you the tech policy debate this election after all. We really did work hard to bring this to you, however with one of the main party spokespeople choosing not to debate the others, and it now being days before e-day, we have no choice but to can it.

We're also still asking for your help as we work to understand the future skill needs in our industry, as much as possible in the current environment anyway. See below for more details.

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