RMS: «France has become Bush's agent to allow the US government broad access to personal information about Europeans.

The EU's data protection rules are one of the best things it has done. At that time, the EU had statesmen who looked at goals beyond increasing their own power and the power of business. What a sad contrast is the EU of today. Any change that it proposes today which affects human rights or democracy will generally be bad.» -- http://www.stallman.org/archives/2008-may-aug.html#06%20July%202008%20%2...