Posts by Sacha
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And the agency most likely to want to monitor NZ ISP traffic is the SIS, not the GCSB.
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Dawson leaves Twitter after response to TV hosting role.
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Hard News: Media3: Standards Showdown, in reply to Stephen Judd,
A commitment to free speech brings costs to society as well as benefits
Good point. We seem to have measures to moderate some of those consequences but not others.
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Legal Beagle: Kim Dotcom and the GCSB, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Why was there no update on this (major intelligence approval) for the Prime Minister on his return?
Key seemed to claim in Question Time today that his acting PM didn't brief him because English expected the GCSB to do so. Right.
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Hard News: Media3: Standards Showdown, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
.. lest politicians be offended. :)
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Back to the thread's namesake, an article tied to the release of the professional narcissist's latest book observes:
In Air Kiss and Tell, Dawson says "I often think that maybe I like to flaunt [my insecurities]". This statement goes to the heart of her very uneasy relationship with the public eye. I get the feeling that in equal measure, Dawson would be 100 times happier if she didn't read the gossip section of the Daily Telegraph and that she relishes being named there.
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She also writes about social media trolling (the book was printed before trolls caused her hospitalisation). "I know that I shouldn't respond, and in most cases I don't, but sometimes...when a heinous comment is directed at my 'handle' I just can't let it go." She rightfully feels personal distress at public criticism.
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She also says that Australia (and perhaps New Zealand) "hates" her which is hyperbolic at best given a significant number of people who aren't glued to celebrity gossip don't know who she is.
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Legal Beagle: Kim Dotcom and the GCSB, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
that must have caused some family tension. :)
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Danyl adds some pertinent questions.
...what strikes me as the real issue is that someone in the GCSB must have known that they broke the law, and they kept it quiet for months before notifying anyone. That’s a sacking/resignation level offense.
I’m still a bit unclear on Bill English’s level of complicity. ...
And this gem from the comments had me in stitches:
It has all become suddenly clear to me. John Banks… John Banks must be a covert CGSB operative. What else can explain his fiendishly clever and successful machinations to get close to Kim Dotcom, his mansion and his bank account? The man is a hero – for the sake of his country and to protect it against the scourge of pirated music he has sacrificed his reputation, his integrity and his career. For the sake of future generations he has taken on the role of public buffoon. This has been a brilliant diversion worthy of the great Raffles himself. We will forever be in his debt.
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Legal Beagle: Kim Dotcom and the GCSB, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
And my original question was whether *if* they had such a facility, it would be an illegal interception.
Seems to hinge on the residency status of the target.
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Legal Beagle: Kim Dotcom and the GCSB, in reply to Andre Alessi,
And the NSA already gets any traffic routed through US telcos and ISPs - oh and all the Echelon intel for our broader region via the GCSB.