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This article discusses an outcry over the legality of tracking international money transfers in the United States through the SWIFT network. The U.S. government, under the administration of President George W. Bush, has been monitoring the transfers of funds over this network in hopes of tracking do...

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Publicado en:	Economist Vol. 380; no. 8484; pp. 69 - 71
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Economist Newspaper Limited 7/1/2006
Materias:	International banking industry Electronic funds transfers Subpoena & ethics Computer network monitoring Counterterrorism Swift Trade Inc. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Sumario:	This article discusses an outcry over the legality of tracking international money transfers in the United States through the SWIFT network. The U.S. government, under the administration of President George W. Bush, has been monitoring the transfers of funds over this network in hopes of tracking down terrorists. SWIFT claims that it was complying with subpoenas from the U.S. government and continually informed its senior committee, which is made up of central-bank officials.