Andrew Chen

The Prime Minister has confirmed the two people who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday caught the virus after one of them visited another family during Level 3 restrictions.

Under Level 3, you… Audio

A canvas of central Auckland has seen some community members in support of mandatory scanning. There are more than 2 million people registered for the app, and QR code scan rates have nearly doubled… Audio

Social media influencers and community leaders will be among those used to spread information about Covid-19 vaccines.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed a public information campaign will begin… Audio

There are calls for legislation to be put in place to protect how the data collected by the Covid tracer app is used. Dr Andrew Chen from Auckland University has written to Health Minister Chris… Audio

An update to the New Zealand Government COVID tracer app is being touted as adding another layer of defence for Aotearoa.  Audio

Contact tracing is expected to be faster when a Bluetooth update of the covid app comes into force tomorrow.

The Bluetooth function will create an anonymised record of all the people users have been… Audio

The Panel speaks to Dr Andrew Chen, Research Fellow with Koi Tū - the Centre for Informed Futures. Audio

Last night Auckland Regional Public Health confirmed a positive Covid-19 person visited the Malt Bar in Greenhithe last Friday night. Now health authorities are saying anyone who was at the Malt bar… Audio

After months of wrangling and two now-eliminated waves of Covid-19 the government will finally begin a field trial of its bluetooth CovidCard next week.

A Rotorua-based trial of the bluetooth… Audio

Covid-tracer apathy has seen a marked drop in the number of people recording their visits in the community. The Panel speaks to Dr Andrew Chen about alternate technology. Audio

An update on our story from earlier in the week about an unapproved police trial of new technology using controversial facial recognition software.

It was used to conduct dozens of searches for… Audio

As New Zealand moves into level two and restrictions lift, the ability to quickly and efficiently trace our contacts will be critical to keeping any future covid outbreaks under control. Many… Audio

The government is expecting a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases after broadening its testing criteria. 

This means contact tracing capacities will need to be ramped up - and phone apps could… Audio

Privacy fears are being raised as Auckland Transport prepares to add hundreds of new cameras to city streets, highways and public places.  Audio

Auckland authorities are quietly working to add hundreds, if not thousands more CCTV cameras across the city. Auckland Transport says the top priority is improving public safety. But a CCTV specialist… Audio

Lost and found is a bit of a recurring theme of today's programme - because a mysterious package, addressed to a certain C Osborne in Wellington, recently arrived at the doorstep of Andrew Chen. Audio

What does privacy mean in a world where our entire public lives may be subject to security cameras, face recogntion software and Big Brother's algorithms?  Andrew Chen investigates. Audio