spying Archive

  • Keith Locke

    Is Waihopai helping the US spy on the UN? - by Keith Locke



    The latest Wikileaks documents on US spying on the UN are going to make it harder for our government to justify the Waihopai spy station. Waihopai’s main task is to intercept global communications for the US National Security Agency (NSA). The Wikileaks documents inform us that the US has been blatantly violating international conventions with [...] read more
    November 29, 2010 11:16 am - 38 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Universities shouldn’t be schools for spies - by Keith Locke



    It’s good to see the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) come out against lecturers being asked to spy on their students for the SIS. read more
    November 18, 2009 4:06 pm - 36 Comments
  • frog

    Strange Bedfellows - by frog



    Politics is a funny business, and can produce some very strange bedfellows. The Rob Gilchrist spying affair has highlighted a significant lack of oversight regarding police covert activities, and frankly, some very poor judgement. I have been asked a few times by commenters why I haven’t waded into the scandal. The  reason is that I [...] read more
    December 18, 2008 12:09 pm - 84 Comments