Arm of US security law faces trial
On May 29, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Democracy Now! that the Obama Administration's bid to convict Bradley Manning was a "show trial".
On May 29, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Democracy Now! that the Obama Administration's bid to convict Bradley Manning was a "show trial".
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.
A review of Government information systems' security found weak points in 12 agencies which have now been addressed.
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.
New Zealanders are becoming increasingly concerned about privacy and cyber-security, new research suggests.
New laws to allow spying on New Zealand citizens is a step towards totalitarianism, says a professor of cyber security and forensics.
One of the men accused of assaulting cricketer Jesse Ryder has chosen to fight the charges and has elected to stand trial by jury, a court has been told.
The GCSB never reported their inability to read and they didn't ask politicians to change or "clarify" the legislation, writes John Minto. For 10 years they simply ignored it and only came unstuck
The West Coast District Health Board has admitted it can't be sure its clinicians have always followed the rules for accessing patient files.
A permanent injunction against the publication of sensitive Earthquake Commission information might not be possible after it was posted online, a legal expert says.
Sensitive information obtained in error from the Earthquake Commission and protected by a court injunction was published on a foreign website last night.
Prime Minister John Key says the Government Communications Security Bureau should be able to spy on New Zealanders if the right level of oversight is met. Have your say.
Many wring their hands in despair and call for sanctions for those responsible and for heads to roll, writes Derek Martin. I find this issue something of a yawn fest.