June 29, 2001

5:56 AM

The EU seems quite comfortablewith governments keeping data on their citizens, but they restrict what data businesses can keep. Compare and constrast with typical USian feelings on those same subjects. Please write on both sides of the paper.
posted by davidchess (2 comments total)

I've never understood why the US distrust their government so much. In a third world country this would make sense, but why are you Americans so paranoid?

Could anyone imagine a British version of the X-files? The idea that the British government is constantly conspiring against its people is laughable.
posted by MarkC at 6:35 AM on June 29, 2001

The idea that the British government is constantly conspiring against its people is laughable.

Um.

Although your sentiments are mainly correct, in that the British Government gets the Americans to do its snooping.
posted by holgate at 2:35 PM on June 29, 2001