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The real headline here is about how the casual use of Auror for Police surveillance ...

"... raised concerns about privacy for everyday Kiwis."

Instead, the headline editors chose for this episode of The Detail is;

"A retail crime-fighting app helping police track repeat offenders"

rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-detail?s

What's up with that?

RNZThe Detail podcastGet the skinny on the big news with the country’s best journalists & experts.
Strypey

The other aspect of the Auror story that isn't getting much attention is the degree to which the functions of public policing, subject to democratic oversight, is being gradually replaced by private security companies. Often multinational corporations with multi-million dollar valuations. Operating under minimal if any regulation, with almost no enforcement.

How much public money is given to private security contractors even by government departments, like WINZ, instead of using Police?