Canadian privacy laws vs US banks

[the_siobhan]

This is interesting news for the ex-pat Americans on my f-list.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1505591/ontario-women-sue-ottawa-over-compliance-with-new-u-s-banking-law/

Canada has violated the charter rights of nearly a million Canadians by agreeing to share their financial details with authorities in the United States, two Ontario women allege in a new lawsuit.