MPs want the Government's GCSB legislation tweaked to ensure the spy agency doesn't overstep the mark if it eavesdrops on them.

A former spy boss says New Zealand is a democratic and free country because of our relationship with the United States and other large powers.

David Fisher recounts his own experiences with NZ's spy agencies and questions whether we should still have faith in them.

The senior lawyer appointed by the Prime Minister to investigate the GCSB wrote a report which was more detailed.

Child Youth and Family has launched legal action claiming a woman was trying to blackmail them after it accidentally sent her somebody else's private information.

Prime Minister John Key categorically denies that the GCSB has been circumventing New Zealand law by accessing information from an international spying network.

PM John Key doesn't believe Winston Peters has seen emails between Peter Dunne and a reporter, saying Mr Peters is all "bluff and bluster".

A mum will lobby NZ companies to pull their ads from a Latvia-based social networking site after her 12-year-old daughter was asked to provide explicit photos.

It has now been established that the United States National Security Agency has been systematically collecting the phone records of millions of Americans, writes Keith Locke.

The top US intelligence official stressed yesterday that a previously undisclosed programme for tapping into internet usage is authorised by Congress.

The Google Maps team won’t stop until it has every last inch of the planet stored on its servers. Would we really be so lost without them? asks Tom Chivers.

Taking the time to examine your Facebook ads can make for a depressing self-analysis, says Jack Tame.

Those crazy American conspiracy theorists who live up trees with guns and drink their own pee don't seem quite so crazy any more.

John Key must directly ask Peter Dunne if he leaked the Kitteridge report on the GCSB.

A high-tech United States surveillance tool which sweeps up all communications without a warrant was sent to New Zealand for testing on the public, according to an espionage expert.

The GCSB doesn't talk about how it spies on people. If it did, Kiwis would find themselves grappling with some uncomfortable truths.

A report which found that New Zealand's intelligence agency had "arguably" not broken the law has been met by derision by Opposition MPs who insisted on an independent, transparent inquiry.

Opposition to the GSCB legislation rely on their traditional response that NZ will become a "national security state.", writes Aaron Lim. This is exactly what NZ needs.

Sue Moroney's bill puts balance back into privacy law, writes Gehan Gunasekara. It is to be hoped the Government will embark on more comprehensive reform of its own.

The email mistakes that embarrassed the Earthquake Commission and ACC are having ramifications for the public's right to access information from the state.

New Zealanders are becoming increasingly concerned about privacy and cyber-security, new research suggests.