Speech about RealMe, big data & power

Edited text of a speech given by Thomas Beagle at the launch of What If – “an education and action campaign working to stop data collection and sharing by the NZ State and private corporations for the purposes of social control and exploitation, and working for community control of information resources for the benefit of … Continue reading Speech about RealMe, big data & power

Is RealMe a threat to our liberty?

We’ve been watching the introduction of RealMe with some concern. While it appears that they have done some serious thinking around privacy, there are some real issues around unified online identities that have not been sufficiently discussed. This introductory article talks about what RealMe is and then asks some questions about how it might be used.   What is RealMe? RealMe is … Continue reading Is RealMe a threat to our liberty?

TICS – Second spy law passes

The Telecommunications Interception Capability and Security Bill has now passed the third reading in Parliament by a vote of 61 to 59 (National, United Future and ACT voted for it). See our earlier coverage for more about what’s wrong with the TICS Bill and how it has changed over time. The bill codifies the government’s … Continue reading TICS – Second spy law passes

Changes to the TICS Bill

The TICS Bill (Telecommunications Interception Capability and Security), a partner to the GCSB Bill that has already been passed, is progressing through Parliament. See our round-up of articles about the Bill. The Bill has been modified twice: The Bill as reported back (PDF) by the Law & Order Select Committee on 19/9/2013. A supplementary order … Continue reading Changes to the TICS Bill

Application of Human Rights to Communication Surveillance

Tech Liberty is proud to be a co-signatory of the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communication Surveillance. Tech Liberty’s purpose is to defend civil liberties in the digital age. One of the key challenges has been the way that advances in technology have made mass surveillance dramatically cheaper and easier to … Continue reading Application of Human Rights to Communication Surveillance

TICS Bill – Oral Submission

Text of our submission to the Law and Order Select Committee re the Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill.   Introduction I represent Tech Liberty, we’re a group dedicated to defending civil liberties in the digital age. In general we support the ability of the government to have interception capabilities on telecommunications where possible, when … Continue reading TICS Bill – Oral Submission

Submission – Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill

Full text of the Tech Liberty submission to the Law & Order Select Committee concerning the Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill. Summary In general we support the ability of the government to have interception capabilities on telecommunications where possible, when those interception capabilities have suitable oversight and control. We have made some technical suggestions … Continue reading Submission – Telecommunications (Interception Capability & Security) Bill