FLASHBACK

Comey arrived in NZ before Pompeo to attend Five Eyes conference.

Some suspected he trying to set stage for something nefarious.

http:// www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/23/fbi-boss-comey-arrives-in-new-zealand-ahead-conference.html

http:// insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/24/five-eyes-conference-secret-meeting-fbi-cia-comey-pompeo-new-zealand-uk-australia

Canada halts intelligence sharing with Five Eyes after ‘accidentally’ sending over Canadians’ data

Published time: 29 Jan, 2016 03:23

Canada has put a hold on sharing top secret spy data with the Five Eyes countries, including the US, after it was discovered that its NSA counterpart had shared info containing the personal details of Canadians, senior government officials said Thursday.

Authorities say they made the decision after learning that the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) agency had not properly hidden the metadata of Canadian citizens before sharing it with its international allies. Metadata includes the numbers and time stamps of phone calls, but excludes content.

“We want to make sure that software updates actually do what they’re supposed to do. And that’s why we have stopped that portion of metadata sharing. It’s very important that…we do protect the privacy of Canadians,” Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan told the media.

https:// www.rt.com/news/330530-canada-halts-intelligence-sharing-nsa/

"The UK government's GCHQ monitoring service invoked a blanket exemption that excuses it from any obligation to be transparent about its activities to the British public," said PI.

Eric King, deputy director of PI, said: "More than a year after Snowden, the British government continues to dodge the question of just how integrated the operations of GCHQ and NSA truly are. Key documents like the Five Eyes arrangement remain secret, despite them being critical to proper scrutiny of the spy agencies.

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"The hushing-up of the extent of the alliance is shameful. The public deserve to know about the dirty deals going on between the Five Eyes, who trade and exploit our private information through this illicit pact. For trust to be restored, transparency around these secret agreements is a crucial first step."

https:// www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/09/five-eyes-surveillance-pact-appeal-disclosure-human-rights