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EU bank screening plans raise surveillance state fears
Original: New automated bank screening could create ‘surveillance state’ across EU
Civil liberties group Statewatch warns that new automated screening of bank accounts across the European Union could amount to a 'surveillance state'. The concern is that financial transactions would be monitored en masse by automated systems, extending state oversight of citizens' private finances. The warning fuels an ongoing debate over the balance between fighting financial crime and protecting privacy in the EU.
Why now: Ongoing EU debate over financial monitoring rules and privacy concerns has drawn fresh criticism from civil liberties groups.
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