Video viEUws.eu: PRISM & SWIFT schandalen zijn zowel schokkend als verhelderend geweest, volgens de liberalen in het EP (en)
Jennifer Baker is joined by Neil Corlett, spokesperson for the ALDE Group, to discuss the PRISM scandal, involving the US National Security Agency (NSA) collecting data on European civilians and the SWIFT scandal, regarding bank account information monitoring.
Mr Corlett states that “we cannot brush this under the carpet any more”, sharing his shock that the United States is using their intelligence agency to spy on their allies. In regards to the SWIFT scandal, involving personal bank transfer data, he warns that the Terrorist Finance Tracking program is not set up to allow the NSA to spy on private citizens, going over their privacy rights. The ALDE spokesperson shares that ”the EU needs its own clear rules on data privacy” to guide all future negotiations with third countries.