Big Brother In New Zealand 10
Greybeaver writes: "News story (10 January 2001) about the future of privacy in New Zealand. Where it seems that today's news from tomorrow is that the honest citizen need not fear the government. But, of course, that only holds until they make it illegal. Here's the story." Lots of countries have passed new laws to deal with "computer" crimes. That's not really news. New Zealand's proposed law actually allows police to hack into your computer system remotely to look for evidence, which I think is unique.
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At I understand it, This guy's job is to make sure that this sort of stuff doesn't get passed into law without being publicised. Have a look at their site [privacy.org.nz].
All software is flawed. All hardware is flawed. If you haven't learned that yet,
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Not unique, already law in Australia (Score:1)
The U.S. is no better (Score:1)
Unfortunately, it isn't unique. Cops in the United States can do that and more. Take a look at this [wired.com].
Creepy (Score:1)
Unless, of course, you're innocent when they get the warrant.
The thing that makes this law, and laws like it, so scary is the fact that there's nothing saying they can't just make up a reason to peg you, then search until they find something. Hell, they can put shit on your computer and dump the logs, if they have any skill. What's to say a government who wants to fuck a citizen over won't just telnet into someone's box, create a whole directory of Kiddie Porn, and smash the logs, then claim that he found it?
This is just one more reason for really good security. Who cares if Skript Kiddies can root your box. Watch out for Big Borther!
NZ Police (Score:1)
Our Police force can barely afford computers, let alone use them to fight crime
Computer crimes are pointless (Score:2)
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