nice opinion piece.
cant say i was experiencing the positivity this chap professes to,but nuance has always eluded me.
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/07/23...were-for-real/
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Never before has a government had all three biggies: the ability, intention, and the sheer audacity to dig through your electronic communications free of restraint. (Not just the communications of criminals, or suspected criminals: yours.)
This bill was introduced because the GCSB broke the law, lied, and showed flippant disregard for both New Zealand law and the human right to privacy.
Yet just two people are supposed to be the safeguard once it has passed. Two people. We don’t even know how they will be chosen. Appointed by Judith Collins? Elected by the prime minister and his best friends over dinner?
- See more at: http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/07/23....d75fJW7Y.dpuf
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