New Zealand risks being complicit in Trump Administration abuses
New Zealand risks being complicit in Trump Administration abuses - Although pending formal election, Trump is building an administration that clearly prioritises opaque 'national security' concerns over democratic rights and freedoms. At the top of his policy goals is the elimination of 'intrusive regulation', which he intends to repeal by lining his Cabinet with officials who hold similar views. Top intelligence roles have already been handed to vocal supporters of the National Security Agency's controversial mass surveillance programmes exposed by Edward Snowden. Mike Pompeo, the next CIA director, staunchly opposes restrictions on data collection and is expected to overturn the few limits placed on digital surveillance since the 2013 Snowden leaks.