Election 2020 - Party Policies - Privacy & Security
25th Jul 20, 5:53am
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Privacy & Security
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- Tighten the definition of security in the relevant intelligence legislation to include only 'espionage, sabotage and terrorism'
- Abolish the GCSB and establish an independent cybersecurity agency to adopt the useful cybersecurity function of the GCSB.
- Withdraw Aotearoa New Zealand from the Five Eyes spying network.
- Close the satellite communications interception base at Waihopai and the signals intelligence base at Tangimoana.
- Replace the Intelligence and Security Committee with a true multi-party Select Committee, operating under parliamentary Select Committee rules, so that Parliament can scrutinise the intelligence and security activities of the Government.
- Reduce fees charged for public information and ensure that access to information has primacy over cost-recovery.
- Oppose the development of a universal identification card or system.
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- Tighten border controls with increased searching of containers and mail to prevent drugs coming into the country.
- Introduce additional drug dogs at airports and ports.
- Increase funding for drug intelligence to enable Customs, Police and Health to identify new drugs and bad batches sooner.
- Increase resourcing for passenger health screening in the COVID-19 environment.
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