Beyond the huge privacy and freedom risks, this kind of policy is lazy. It copies what’s being attempted overseas, slaps it onto our Kiwi system, and calls it progress. It’s about following trends, not fixing the real problem. 

Privacy breaches, politically motivated vandalism, proposed bans on words in Parliament, and yet more signs of foreign interference—it’s been a week.

How do we live together when some words now hold two, sometimes completely opposing, definitions?

But behind the sales pitch lies a question not being asked loudly enough:

What is the cost of privacy?