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- initialism Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
- initialism Social Widget Information Filtering Technologies
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The term SWIFT is an acronym for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication which is effectively a switchboard for money transfers.
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Has anyone seen anyone but MSNBC reporting that SWIFT is completely public info?
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If you want to know how well known SWIFT is in the Third World, read my post on the subject.
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Since SWIFT is the prime player in overseas money transfer tracking, it seems only natural that the United States use that facility as a source.
Think Progress » Washington Post reporter Dana Priest teaches Bill Bennett 2006
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So, the name SWIFT has been publicly linked to spying – seems NO criminal act involved.
Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth! 2006
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"I believe that the full involvement of national data protection authorities in the negotiations of the long-term SWIFT agreement will give citizens further assurances about the proportionality and the correct implementation of the agreement particularly with regard to its data protection safeguards," she said.
Computerworld 2010
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"I believe that the full involvement of national data protection authorities in the negotiations of the long-term SWIFT agreement will give citizens further assurances about the proportionality and the correct implementation of the agreement particularly with regard to its data protection safeguards," she said.
Computerworld 2010
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To help spread the word SWIFT has become a sponsor of a global competition called
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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To help spread the word SWIFT has become a sponsor of a global competition called
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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Board members from the world's biggest banks, the SWIFT is a global banking cooperative that acts as a clearinghouse for transactions worldwide.
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