NSA Spies On International Payments

jones_supa writes "The National Security Agency (NSA) widely monitors international payments, banking and credit card transactions, according to documents seen by SPIEGEL. Information acquired by the former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, show that the spying is conducted by a branch called Follow the Money (FTM). The collected information then flows into the NSA's own financial databank, called Tracfin, which in 2011 contained 180 million records. Some 84 percent of the data is from credit card transactions."

PCI Compliance

[oztiks]

Does this mean that the NSA is PCI Compliant?

Huh?

[Anonymous Coward]

Please tell us instead what websites/activities are NOT monitored by NSA, thank you!

Re:News?

[buck-yar]

Yeah, look how they caught the boston bomber before he struck, after the KGB told us he was a danger.

Re:Pay cash !!!!

[Cryacin]

You know the little eye on the pyramid? It's really a tiny camera to spy who's getting paid with that dollar bill. Hey, man, just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean no-one following you!

Wht? WHY? WHY!!????!!!!???

[Anonymous Coward]

Why is "spying" continually on /. front pages???? We know. We knew this. This has been known for decades. This is not new behavior for the NSA, CIA, FBI, and other foreign and domestic intelligence and law enforcement agencies. I don't see them stopping any time soon.

How about some REAL news fro a change /.? Ah, here's one. NEWSFLASH - America IS NOT the only country spying! OMG! What do we do? Wait, most people already knew that. How about going back to nerd news instead of naive activist brain candy?