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I expect that a government may be very interested in the content of communications between a bank and a customer
by sorokod 11y ago
I expect that a government may be very interested in the content of communications between a bank and a customer
- cm2187 11y agoBanks are so closely regulated that they are not really (in fact not at all) off limit for the government. Unless we are talking about a foreign website of a foreign bank, which would not be required to comply anyway. Webmails, social medias or dating services are of a much greater interest to a nosy government.
- tired_man 11y agoOh, I believe you are mistaken. Governments are quite interested in your financial dealings, even with banks. The more they know, the less you can do without their direct knowledge.
- cm2187 11y agoI am not saying they are not interested. I am saying that they just need to ask the banks who will hand over everything no question asked. GCHQ does not need to intercept your connection to get your bank statement.
- sillygeese 11y agoI bet they don't even need to ask..
- tired_man 11y agoMany countries still require warrants.
- cm2187 11y agoI think in France the taxman can check your bank account directly so it's a fair bet that the intelligence service have access. I have no reason to think things are different in the UK.
- tired_man 11y agoI wouldn't be surprised. Have you ever read about the various French Intel services after the revolution? Talk about convoluted. They trusted no one or even each other.
- sorokod 11y agoI can't see how, without any context, you can say that "Webmails, social medias or dating services are of a much greater interest to a nosy government". As to regulations, if it is the law that backdoors are mandatory, then banks have no say in this.
- cm2187 11y agoBecause they are services hosted outside the UK and which are not heavily regulated. Banks not only provide everything the gvt asks but actually have a duty to act as a law enforcement agency, i.e. watching their customers on the gvt behalf. Facebook or Gmail aren't required to do that.
- sorokod 11y agoYou seem to imply that currently (retail? investment?) banks in UK are obligated to provide the government with information regarding customer's accounts. Can you provide a reference?