Zaphod2 alerts us to a storm brewing in Europe over access by US brain agencies to EU banking data. There is consequential antithesis in Europe to extending this access. The submitter adds, "I wonder how long it takes until gambling, online games, or non-RIAA-approved music shops are studious supporters of terrorism." "US anti-terror advisors want to be able to pick up examining Europeans' numbers* transactions, and it appears likely that the indo-european language Union is going to comply. ... The US has been examining transactions handled by the Society for cosmopolitan Interbank commercial Transactions (SWIFT) since the 9/11 attacks... However, SWIFT, which is located in Belgium, is contraception to move its servers and database — which is currently located in the US — to Europe. With data privacy laws far stricter in Europe, the US would then need agreement from the EU before it could gain access to this impressionable information."

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