This
is major news that has had very little coverage.
I
could not find anything more than this item and a short sound clip on
Radio NZ from this morning.
HERE
is a link to Tech Liberty, the organisation that has made the
comments.
Papers
reveal 'vast expansion' of GCSB powers
21
June, 2013
An
internet freedom group says just-released Cabinet papers make clear
that a vast expansion of powers is in store for the Government
Communications Security Bureau.
A
bill is being rushed through Parliament to allow the bureau to
legally spy on New Zealanders on behalf of the police, the Defence
Force and the Security Intelligence Service.
The
legislation also puts a formal obligation on telecommunications
companies to alert the GCSB to any matters relevant to national
security.
Tech
Liberty spokesperson Thomas Beagle says the Cabinet papers seem to
treat the changes as small but they are not.
He
says the GCSB is getting much greater powers to spy on New Zealanders
and use that information.
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