I imagine NZ is very unlikely to opt out (even though the US surely snarfs our private data and abuses it to our detriment). This century with modern technology and social media, the US has incredible insight into private NZ information regardless of NZ desires.
The US monitoring Angela Merkel is the tip of the iceberg.
I was directly told our intelligence services were given TEMPEST equipment in late 80's or early 90's. That's one benefit of an alliance with the US.
There was a historical scandal where NZ released a search term NZ had used to gain political advantage over a friendly country. I'm feeling a bit 1984 because I can't find the details at the moment.
I imagine our intelligence service is quite happy to use XKEYSCORE.
There's also this quote: "Trying to get out of the Five Eyes is - how can I put it? - it's like trying to get out of the mafia."
It's not a subject I know a lot about: so my opinions are likely extremely ignorant.
One of our prime ministers revealed that Australian politicians knew more than most of our own elected politicians in the 80's about the topic of intelligence gathering in NZ by the US.
Good modern background on NZ's role in the UKUSA agreement: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/pe... which basically says that NZ is just another Pacific Island when it comes to being manipulated by intelligent Chinese interests.
I was always told that Fives Eyes was about each country watching the others backs by doing spying on their citizens that countries couldn't do internally. I remember there was that MP in NZ who was blocked for CCP connection by the US IIRC.
I imagine NZ is very unlikely to opt out (even though the US surely snarfs our private data and abuses it to our detriment). This century with modern technology and social media, the US has incredible insight into private NZ information regardless of NZ desires.
The US monitoring Angela Merkel is the tip of the iceberg.
I was directly told our intelligence services were given TEMPEST equipment in late 80's or early 90's. That's one benefit of an alliance with the US.
There was a historical scandal where NZ released a search term NZ had used to gain political advantage over a friendly country. I'm feeling a bit 1984 because I can't find the details at the moment.
I imagine our intelligence service is quite happy to use XKEYSCORE.
There's also this quote: "Trying to get out of the Five Eyes is - how can I put it? - it's like trying to get out of the mafia."
It's not a subject I know a lot about: so my opinions are likely extremely ignorant.
One of our prime ministers revealed that Australian politicians knew more than most of our own elected politicians in the 80's about the topic of intelligence gathering in NZ by the US.
Good modern background on NZ's role in the UKUSA agreement: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/pe... which basically says that NZ is just another Pacific Island when it comes to being manipulated by intelligent Chinese interests.
A bit of background from Snowdon: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/edward-snowden-leaked...