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New Zealand extends domestic spying powers
New Zealand has passed legislation allowing its main intelligence agency to spy on residents and citizens.
Parliament voted 61 to 59 on Wednesday to expand the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB).
GCSB was only previously allowed to spy on those with no right to reside in New Zealand.
The new legislation follows a row over the GCSB's surveillance of internet mogul Kim Dotcom, a German national with New Zealand residency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23769206
Parliament voted 61 to 59 on Wednesday to expand the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB).
GCSB was only previously allowed to spy on those with no right to reside in New Zealand.
The new legislation follows a row over the GCSB's surveillance of internet mogul Kim Dotcom, a German national with New Zealand residency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23769206
Well, they're open about it ...
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nowhere to run to nowhere to hide 