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This is not even NZ reporting - it comes from Reuters, just as the government's orders come from overseas.
Former
CIA analyst says New Zealand should be kicked out of Five Eyes
alliance
Five
Eyes, including New Zealand, calls for law enforcement access to
encrypted data
3 August, 2019
The
US-led Five Eyes intelligence alliance says tech firms must allow law
enforcement agencies access to encrypted material, warning that
failing to do so puts people at risk
After
a two-day summit in London, senior ministers from the group
comprising the United States and allies Australia, Britain, Canada
and New Zealand, said encryption should not come at the expense of
the public's safety.
Cyberattack against Russia used Five Eyes-linked malware - report
"We
are concerned where companies deliberately design their systems in a
way that precludes any form of access to content, even in cases of
the most serious crimes," the group said in a statement
following the conference on Tuesday.
"Tech
companies should include mechanisms in the design of their encrypted
products and services whereby governments, acting with appropriate
legal authority, can obtain access to data in a readable and usable
format."
The
five allies have an agreement to share intelligence and techniques
for gathering it, a relationship that evolved from a secret World War
Two alliance between British and US cypher and code-breaking teams.
Encrypted
data makes it harder for spies to pry. Western governments have said
this can complicate investigations and prosecutions of those involved
in child sex abuse or terrorism.
However,
tech firms have warned that putting "back doors" into their
systems to allow the authorities access would weaken security and
make them more vulnerable to attacks from criminals or foreign
states.
"The
Five Eyes are united that tech firms should not develop their systems
and services, including end-to-end encryption, in ways that empower
criminals or put vulnerable people at risk," said British Home
Secretary Priti Patel.
US
President Donald Trump's Attorney General William Barr attracted
controversy last week when he complained about how the proliferation
of "warrant-proof encryption" was making it easier for
criminals to "evade detection".
"Encryption
presents a unique challenge. We must ensure that we do not stand by
as advances in technology create spaces where criminal activity of
the most heinous kind can go undetected and unpunished," Barr
said after the security summit.
Britain's
Home Office said that the tech industry, which took part in a
roundtable with ministers, agreed to collaborate with the Five Eyes
on a set of voluntary principles, which will be drawn up by the end
of the September, on steps to combat child sex abuse, including the
growing threat of livestreaming.
Reuters
Telecommunications company Vodafone says it will switch on its 5G network in December.
3
August, 2019
The
company's announcement coincides with today's completion of the sale
of the New Zealand company to utilities investment company Infratil,
and Canadian investment firm Brookfield.
They
bought the business from Vodafone's British parent for $3.4 billion.
"5G
is so much more than the successor to 4G," Vodafone chief
executive Jason Paris said.
"It's
our most powerful tool yet, representing a transformational shift
that will drive a digital revolution and make New Zealanders' lives
and businesses better, smarter and more productive."
Vodafone
will begin the rollout of 5G in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
and Queenstown.
Spark
was also working on the rollout of a 5G network, but had not
announced a date for the launch.
"This
announcement demonstrates Infratil and Brookfield's commitment to
invest in New Zealand's future, and is the first of many initiatives
that will show that we are 100 percent focussed on delivering world
class experiences for all Vodafone customers and for New Zealand,"
Mr Paris said.
Vodafone's
international business recently rolled out 5G in Britain, Italy,
Spain and Germany.
Who cares about bees dying or any other signs of danger?
The
“democracy and transparency party” holds the most closed-down
conference of any party, EVER.
The
Greens head into their AGM in Dunedin this weekend with the focus on
the 2020 general election; the message to MPs, says Mr Shaw, is they
want the government to go "further and faster".
But
a hyper-sensitivity about their media image has led to them holding
the most closed-down annual conference in recent memory - for any
political party. Only two speeches will be open to the media, along
with a 'World Cafe' - 'speed dating but for ideas' according to James
Shaw.
Even
then reporters have been told this is an 'off-the-record' event with
no cameras or photos, and any members having to give explicit
permission before being interviewed.
Alarming Facebook photos: Aucklander holds machine gun, poses with Isis flag and declares ‘holy war’
Mr
SaifuAllah, 23, told the Herald that he “100 per cent” supported
the views and actions of Islamic State.
He
said he changed his name three years ago but was born as William
Ringo Ratapu-Howard in South Auckland, where he still lives. He said
the Government had confiscated his passport last year, stopped him
travelling to Sydney in May where he planned to marry his Lebanese
fiancée and that he had repeatedly been questioned by the SIS about
his beliefs. Mr SaifuAllah said he converted to Islam about three
years ago to escape his life of drugs and crime. “I was in Black
Power. I couldn’t see my life going anywhere, I was having a bad
life, I was a gang member.”
His
older brother found the religion first, and introduced it to their
mother and then him, he said.
A
Facebook page belonging to an Auckland man shows pictures of him
posing with an Islamic State flag, holding an AK47-style rifle and
speaking of his role in a holy war.
Police
said Harun Abdul-Majeed SaifuAllah’s profile was a “security
matter” and have refused to comment. However, it is understood they
are investigating Mr SaifuAllah following inquiries by the Herald.
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