Eyes on New Zealand
Liddicoat, J and Tech Liberty (2014) Eyes on New Zealand in Global Information Society Watch 2014, Communications Surveillance in a Digital Age (APC and Hivos), ISBN: 978-92-95102-16-3
5 Pages Posted: 7 Feb 2019
Date Written: 2014
Abstract
This report outlines the remarkable story of how an international police raid for alleged copyright infringement activities ultimately became a story of illegal spying on New Zealanders, and political deals on revised surveillance laws, while precipitating proposals for a Digital Rights and Freedoms Bill and resulting in the creation of a new political party. The authors outline how civil society has tried to respond and suggest action points for the future.
Keywords: International law, Human rights, Surveillance law, Information protection, Digital rights and freedoms, New Zealand
JEL Classification: K00, K30
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