[LINK] AMC-CTF guards Australia against $1500 Villains

[Lea de Groot]

On 27/08/2009, at 10:33 AM, Roger Clarke wrote:

> I thought the article was relevant because it highlights the way in
> which financial transaction services providers have been forced to
> become spies on their customers:

I'm not certain, but I believe this isn't true.
Yes, the banks have to do a 100 -point on their customers at the  
appropriate point (I thought it was when the account was opened!!)
I am not aware that the information is flowed through to the govt, I  
understand it is kept internally.
IIRC from last time I opened an account they don't even take  
photocopies, they just cite the documents.
This isn't what I would label 'spying', just confirmation.

IMHO
Lea
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