NSA/Swift: Malmström will nichts tun
Das Europaparlament hat mit einer knappen linken Mehrheit für die Aussetzung des Swift-Abkommens mit den USA zur Übermittlung von Bankdaten gestimmt.
Damit wagt das EP endlich die Konfrontation mit den USA. Zuvor war bekannt geworden, dass der US-Geheimdienst NSA die Swift-Zentrale bei Brüssel ausspioniert und die vereinbarten Datenschutzstandards unterläuft.
Doch die EU-Kommission will nichts unternehmen. Hier die prompte Antwort von Innenkommissarin Malmström:
We take note of the resolution and of the European Parliament’s request to suspend the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme Agreement (TFTP). We have already started consultations with the US under the TFTP Agreement to verify the allegations of access to financial messaging data in the EU contrary to TFTP agreement. In the framework of the consultations the US side has provided detailed explanations and assurances. We have no indications that the TFTP Agreement has been violated, but we are still waiting for additional written assurances that the Commission has requested from the US. Following the resolution, we will follow up our request for written assurance with the US without delay and keep the European Parliament fully informed. In the meantime, the provisions of the TFTP Agreement that clearly regulate the transfer of personal data, and that provide effective safeguards to protect the fundamental rights of Europeans, will remain in place.
Kommentar zwecklos. Der EU-Gipfel will natürlich auch nichts damit zu tun haben. Mehr dazu hier.
Andres Müller
23. Oktober 2013 @ 16:28
“We have no indications that the TFTP Agreement has been violated,”
Voneinander unabhängige Berichte besagen aber etwas Anderes, zwei davon die ich kenne habe ich unten aufgelistet.
a) Globo, Brasilien:
http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/09/nsa-documents-show-united-states-spied-brazilian-oil-giant.html
“Other targets include French diplomats – with access to the private network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France – and the SWIFT network, the cooperative that unites over ten thousand banks in 212 countries and provides communications that enable international financial transactions. All transfers of money between banks across national borders goes through SWIFT”
b) Der Spiegel:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922430.html
Enthalten im Bericht sind auch zwei Belege für die SWIFT Spionage:
“In one case, the NSA provided proof that a bank was involved in illegal arms trading — in another case, a financial institution was providing support to an authoritarian African regime.”