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US Reneges On SWIFT Agreement

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-changed-our-minds dept.

Windrip writes "It seems the US is not living up to its end of the bargain when it comes to the SWIFT data agreement. When the agreement was signed last year, every EU citizen was guaranteed the right to know if the American authorities had retrieved their banking information, and which authorities had requested the information. Now one European Parliamentarian, Alexander Alvaro says that, once again, the Americans are not honoring their treaties."

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  1. Note to Europeans by russotto · · Score: 3, Funny

    We have altered the deal. Pray we do not alter it further.
        -- Obama

  2. Re:I'm an American... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I expect Americans to do something about their government, especially if they claim to be so embarrassed about it.

    It is possible for Americans to change their government.

    Begging the question of why we (Americans) should care what you "expect"... we have changed the Government. If you don't think George W. Bush... followed by Barak Obama... is a change, then I don't know what is!

    Personally, as an American, who has never missed a vote, I hope more folks will be voting on a basis other than a strict "D" or "R" basis.