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EU Overturns Agreement With US On Banking Data

Posted by timothy on from the seems-like-a-reasonable-decision dept.

Following the lead of the civil liberties committee which last week recommended dropping it (against the wishes of the US), qmaqdk writes "The EU parliament overturned the previous agreement with the US which allowed US intelligence agencies to access EU banking data."

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  1. Old Europe strikes again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Putting their own petty concerns over the safety and security of American citizens.

  2. Re:Can someone please explain to me ... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 5, Funny

    How's Obama any different than Bush?

    Bush was honest about what he believes.

    Bush's agenda was all about maintaining the physical safety of Americans, even if privacy had to suffer. (I disagree with this too BTW)
    Obama's agenda is all about claiming high ideals while brokering backroom deals to do whatever the fuck he wants to anyway.

    LK

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  3. Re:Cool, now nobody has to stop terrorists. by BitterOak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait a minute, you actually think Al-Qaeda is a country?

    They must be. We are at war with them.

    Drugs and teenage sex are countries too, I suppose.

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