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Secret Bush Admin Program Monitors International Bank Records

The Bush administration has been secretly monitoring thousands of international

bank transactions without court-approval. The secret program was enacted shortly

after the 9/11 attacks in what government officials say is a crucial weapon in

tracking the financing of terrorist activity. The information has been obtained

from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT.

The organization helps direct trillions of dollars in daily international bank

transfers. Officials told the Los Angeles Times the program has been

“marginally successful†in tracking the financial activity of al Qaeda.

SWIFT executives apparently tried to withdraw from the program after becoming

concerned over its legality. The executives were persuaded to continue their

cooperation only after the intervention of top government officials, including

former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan.

 

Papers Detail Bank Program Over White House Objection

Major stories on the bank-monitoring program appeared in today’s editions of

the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. Both the

New York Times and Los Angeles Times say the Bush administration lobbied them to

withhold publication on the grounds public disclosure would harm national

security.

 

AT & T’s New Privacy Policy Says It Owns Costumers’ Info

In privacy news, AT & T has introduced a new policy that says the company owns

customers’ account information and can share it with government agencies.

Under the new policy, AT & T will collect customers' user names, passwords,

charges, payments, and online purchases. It will also track their activity while

on sites that AT & T operates in a partnership with . The changes come as

AT & T is embroiled in a lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

over the company’s involvement in the NSA spy program.

 

 

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