Europe approves US mass data grab

Not surprising, really

Clearest direct attack on European Citizens' right to privacy by the EU itself yet. In the form of giving it away. Giving it all away. On your behalf. Carry on european government.

bis repetita

The European Parliament has already rejected this agreement before, so it's not entirely unreasonable to hope that they will reject it again.

I mean, how does it help fighting terrorism to know that I have purchased fancy underwear over Internet ? Real terrorists pay in cash anyway.

Who represents ME?

I dont give ANY company ANY rights to use or interogate ANY data held regarding me or my transactions. So who represents me in all this?

anonymous money transfer

If you don't want SWIFT to pass your details on to the USA you'd better try the very American, very anonymous Western Union (yes I know, there are some limitations).

so...

what happens if i do something perfectly legal in the UK, but illegal in the US, say buy some Cuban cigars.

Would i be facing extradition as my bank records would clearly show that i'd done it.

Shake on it today.......

to get some other agreement through with the US and then chuck it out tomorrow.

I reckon thats whats going on.

I hope so anyway.

Rot

Can't see as this is going to help in any way. There is already enough snooping on this planet without the Yanks knowing what I may have purchased in some seedy book store............oops.........what a give-away! Why America, anyway? What right have they to know what's going on in my bank account? Bad enough with the CRB check in the UK required for my job where they try and prise full bank details (account no. and sort code, no less) out of an applicant by pretending that "this will help speed your application" . Turns out that the particular section on the form (which also prompts for numerous other personal details, such as occupation status, i.e. renting or buying, etc; number of children and so on, does not have to be filled in. I told then in no uncertain terms in a phone call that the information was nothing to do with them, they had no business asking for it and they backed off. "Er....well....you don't have to fill that section in". THAT'S more like it! Exactly what our European "masters" and our new coalition government need to do in response to this draconian suggestion.

Cheap Crooks in Expensive Suits.

This report shows that the American banking system is corrupt and criminal, so goodness knows what you can expect them to do with any information they are given ....... http://cryptogon.com/?p=16229

And as we all now know, they are all into creative accounting and global fraud, for they are all supporters of the failing system.

What breakthrough will they show for it ?

I mean, all this is done in the name of fighting terrorism, right ?

So this has to mean that, in a few months from now (yes, months - even terrorists have to eat), we'll have breaking news all over the headlines telling us that Bin Laden has finally been caught thanks to the European data unilaterally handed over to a foreign nation that has no business knowing what I bought this week, right ?

RIGHT ?

Because if we don't see these headlines, then WHAT BLOODY USE IS IT TO US ?

Why

Now this is scary it is not just us in the UK with useless politicians that can't negotiate a good deal. I bet the us cracked open their Californian fizzy wine and laughed at us.

Why oh why do we do this. I'm getting more and more put off by the us and starting to think some Arab states weren't wrong.

What's wrong with making single requests pertinent to a single investigation where the us asks the question and we just say yes or no. No need to know more.