While not the main use of bank secrecy, I find it interesting that people rarely mention the benefit that bank secrecy provides those living in countries that a

While not the main use of bank secrecy, I find it interesting that people rarely mention the benefit that bank secrecy provides those living in countries that are on the brink of civil war, that are not goverend by rule of law, or where fleeing is a real possibility in the near future...i.e. the assumption is usually that the governments seeking information on their citizens are the "good guys"