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Don't forget the moves towards Internet censorship in Australia too. Aside from lots of sheep, what's wrong with New Zealand?
by ansible 11y ago
Don't forget the moves towards Internet censorship in Australia too.
Aside from lots of sheep, what's wrong with New Zealand?
- dombili 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes
- fencepost 11y agoAlong with the items already noted, it's also pretty small and I'm not sure how many immigrants they accept though I think there's something about Commonwealth nations and immigration that might help.
- aidos 11y agoHere's the PM of NZ on the GCSB bill that allowed sweeping powers for the NZ spy agency (under his control) [1]. "All they can do is protect you, so it's against malware or a virus. ... On your computer at home you almost certainly have Norton Antivirus...that is exactly what that is, at a much higher level." And the good people of NZ decided they didn't mind. Because. I don't know. I give up. It's like the world is determined to make a mess of itself. [1] http://www.3news.co.nz/tvshows/campbelllive/john-key-defends-the-gcsb-bill-2013081419 http://www.3news.co.nz/tvshows/campbelllive/john-key-defends... (from 8:00 in the video)