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I'm not sure if the US spaying saga has made headlines in Aussie like it has here. It seems that the NZ GCSB is complicit and is very well involved in the illegal spying on Kim Dotcom.
GCSB not linked to Prism spy network - Key - National - NZ Herald News
Having watched a news statement from the US president, it seems that the PRISM system referred to is not used to spy on US citizens but it does on anybody else in the world including it's Five Eyes partners (including Aussie and NZ).
It's really hard to say exactly what is going on, however if you have ever done any searches on any of the US based search engines on any subjects that aren't exactly squeaky clean chances are they are tracking those searches and anything else associated.
I think Kim Dotcom is on a winner with his new service which is fully encrypted.
Some of you may say that if you have nothing to hide than you have nothing to fear, but under this system all are considered guilty. Under new legislation recently enacted into NZ law, the definition of terrorism is very loose, protesting in groups of greater than 3 can be considered a terrorist act which instantly allows the state to invoke much tougher search and surveillance laws including placing hidden cameras and microphones in peoples bedrooms.
I personally don't trust our current PM and his regime with the laws enacted in the last few years, under urgency which means the general public have absolutely no say or have very little if any insight into the laws been passed. The best example of this is probably the 88 cases of illegal spying which occurred in the last few years and has been exposed by the Dotcom affair, our PM's response is to change the law so that spying becomes legal.....
GCSB not linked to Prism spy network - Key - National - NZ Herald News
Having watched a news statement from the US president, it seems that the PRISM system referred to is not used to spy on US citizens but it does on anybody else in the world including it's Five Eyes partners (including Aussie and NZ).
It's really hard to say exactly what is going on, however if you have ever done any searches on any of the US based search engines on any subjects that aren't exactly squeaky clean chances are they are tracking those searches and anything else associated.
I think Kim Dotcom is on a winner with his new service which is fully encrypted.
Some of you may say that if you have nothing to hide than you have nothing to fear, but under this system all are considered guilty. Under new legislation recently enacted into NZ law, the definition of terrorism is very loose, protesting in groups of greater than 3 can be considered a terrorist act which instantly allows the state to invoke much tougher search and surveillance laws including placing hidden cameras and microphones in peoples bedrooms.
I personally don't trust our current PM and his regime with the laws enacted in the last few years, under urgency which means the general public have absolutely no say or have very little if any insight into the laws been passed. The best example of this is probably the 88 cases of illegal spying which occurred in the last few years and has been exposed by the Dotcom affair, our PM's response is to change the law so that spying becomes legal.....
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