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> This is not, and never will be, about wholesale spying on New Zealanders, Indeed, just like how Americans couldn't be "targeted" by XKeyscore, all of the for
by ihsw 13y ago
> This is not, and never will be, about wholesale spying on New Zealanders,
Indeed, just like how Americans couldn't be "targeted" by XKeyscore, all of the foreigners that they communicate with can be targeted. It's like encircling the outer bounds of a house and then claiming you're protecting it from outsiders by tracking everybody's movements in and out of it, but it's well within your ability to exert your powers inside the house.
Domestic spying isn't a priority of the current administration, but the next one may not be so benevolent. Look at the IRS and DEA in the US, for example.