“New
Zealand is spying on its neighbors and allies, including countries in
the Pacific region, new documents released by U.S. fugitive
whistleblower Edward Snowden showed Thursday. According to the
documents, published by the local NZ Herald newspaper, Solomon
Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru and Samoa were targets
of the New Zealand Government Communication Security Bureau (GCSB).”
“Information
collected from across the Pacific was then shared with New Zealand's
Five Eyes partners, the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia.
The revelations also raised questions about whether New Zealanders
living in the Pacific were subject to the mass surveillance
operation.”
“It is
illegal for governmental intelligence bureau to spy on New Zealand
citizens. Last year, Snowden's documents suggested the GCSB used
overseas embassies to snoop on foreign countries. A spokeswoman said
the New Zealand government will not be responding to claims made from
documents stolen by Snowden.”
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