One brave MP stands up for freedom! “A bill which effectively gives one person enormous powers…will impact New Zealander’s lives in ways I suspect they can barely comprehend…to use fear…blackmail…when human societies lose their freedom it’s not because some tyrant has taken it away, it’s usually because people willingly surrender […]

Police conducted a trial of controversial facial recognition software without consulting their own bosses or the Privacy Commissioner By Mackenzie Smith of rnz.co.nz The American firm Clearview AI’s system, which is used by hundreds of police departments in the United States and several other countries, is effectively a search engine for […]

Bills with wide -ranging implications, “Blunderbus Bills”, are being pushed through under cover of COVID-19 response. One such bill is the “COVID-19 response Further Management Bill” https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/BILL_97676/covid-19-response-further-management-measures-legislation “Omnibus bills are the sawn-off shotgun in Parliament’s legislative weapons rack, and like a blunderbuss are designed to impact as widely as possible. “ […]

Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister – New Zealand Dear Jacinda, I write this letter as a patriotic Kiwi with best intentions for my country and for the future health and welfare of my fellow Kiwis. You have a very difficult job at this moment in time. There can be no doubt […]

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