Europeans Weigh US Demand For Private Information
It figures that accountability would be a hang-up in the Bush administration's attempt to convince European leaders that their citizens' privacy interests are outweighed by the American government's desire to know everything about everyone everywhere.
The United States and the European Union are nearing completion of an agreement allowing law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information — like credit card transactions, travel histories and Internet browsing habits — about people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
A predictable stumbling point:
whether European citizens should be able to sue the United States government over its handling of their personal data, the report said.
Lawsuits? Accountability? Not a chance. [more ...]
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