There is more oversight because a) 5 eyes are all democracies and b) there are elected bodies that have direct oversight of these activities. For example, in the US, there are both House and Senate committees which have oversight into various bodies and operations which are highly secretive. Example [1]
Finally, c) there is an open and free press, and quite a number of whistle blowers and informants to the press, which have legal protection.
That's very different from an authoritarian entity that answers to no-one, and does what they please.
Finally, c) there is an open and free press, and quite a number of whistle blowers and informants to the press, which have legal protection.
That's very different from an authoritarian entity that answers to no-one, and does what they please.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Select_Co...