EU Privacy v US SWIFT Monitoring [8:30 am]
Europe Panel Faults Sifting of Bank Data
“We don’t see the legal basis under the European law, and we see the need for some changes,†said Peter Schaar, a German official who leads the panel, in a telephone interview. The group is to deliver a final report this week in Brussels, and Mr. Schaar said he expected it to conclude that the program might violate European law restricting government access to confidential banking records.
Earlier: So What’s Next? and Saw This In The Herald Tribune
