A need for SWIFT change: the struggle between the European Union's desire for privacy in international financial transactions and the united states' need for security from terrorists as evidenced by the SWIFT scandal.(Report)

From: The Journal of High Technology Law | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Shea, Courtney | Copyright information

In recent history, the struggle between the desire for privacy and the need for security has been affected by worldwide events. This struggle is clearly seen in the transfer of information from the European Union (EU) to the United States. In the last century, Europeans suffered from violent actions, from those such as the Third Reich, which was partly facilitated by privacy violations. Abuses like these have increased the EU's desire to enact strong data protection laws which prot...

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