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US violated world's privacy with secret SWIFT checks

The US Treasury's Terrorist Finance Tracking programme had violated the privacy of up to 7,800 international financial institutions in its secret trawl through financial records held by the Belgian firm SWIFT

Obama signs Tribal Law and Order Act

WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday signed the Tribal Law and Order Act, intended to increase prosecution of crimes on Indian reservations. Barack Obama - President - President of the United States - United States - Indian reservation

President Obama Signs Tribal Law And Order Act

President Obama's signing of the Act is giving the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians a sense of hope.

Google cleared over collection of private data

Britain's data protection watchdog says Google probably didn't capture 'significant' private details with its Street View cars.

Finance and Banking

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"). The Act provides the most sweeping overhaul of the regulation of the U.S. financial services industry and financial markets since the aftermath of the Great Depression.