'Cloud' technologies prompt Search & Surveillance Act reviewReview will consider how other countries have tackled issues when crime investigations lead to 'the cloud'. Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says she is concerned by a review that may extend Police's search and surveillance powers in "the cloud". The Search and Surveillance Act would be reviewed to see whether any changes were needed, she said. "We can't anticipate the outcomes of the Search and Surveillance review so don't know what new search powers they might look at, or privacy considerations," a spokesman for Adams said. Police may be given new powers to search for information that crime suspects share through social media or store on cloud-based computer services.

Source: Stuff June 28, 2016 02:16 UTC