Their Spying Eyes are Upon US

Leading surveillance societies in the EU and the World 2007
28/12/2007
The 2007 International Privacy Ranking
Each year since 1997, the US-based Electronic Privacy Information Center and the UK-based Privacy International have undertaken what has now become the most comprehensive survey of global privacy ever published....
The most recent report published in 2007, available at http://www.privacyinternational.org/phr and may be purchased in book form through EPIC's website….
--The 2007 rankings show an increasing trend amongst governments to archive data on the geographic, communications and financial records of all their citizens and residents. This trend leads to the conclusion that all citizens, regardless of legal status, are under suspicion.
--The privacy trends have been fueled by the emergence of a profitable surveillance industry dominated by global IT companies and the creation of numerous international treaties that frequently operate outside judicial or democratic processes.
--Despite political shifts in the US Congress, surveillance initiatives in the US continue to expand, affecting visitors and citizens alike.
[...] --The privacy performance of older democracies in Europe is generally failing, while the performance of newer democracies is becoming generally stronger.
--In terms of statutory protections and privacy enforcement, the US is the worst ranking country in the democratic world. In terms of overall privacy protection the United States has performed very poorly, being out-ranked by both India and the Philippines and falling into the "black" category, denoting endemic surveillance.
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