What I think IS all bad: yours is one of the most substantial replies to the story, and it's been down-voted to the bottom of the comments because people don't

What I think IS all bad: yours is one of the most substantial replies to the story, and it's been down-voted to the bottom of the comments because people don't like your suggestion. Meanwhile, there could actually be worthwhile discussion going on here. _-------------------------------- I don't know New Zealand law, but if it's like US law, I'd be really pissed about my government using FVEY partners to brush aside domestic surveillance restrictions. That's the first non-starter for me. And it infuriates me that we let NSA do it with FBI in cases other than a hand-off if someone makes it to our borders. Another concern, which I suspect many others here share with me, is that your ideal solution requires that the top cultural value of these organizations be regulatory compliance. There are a lot of reasons to find that hard to expect.