Article Explains How Non-Americans Feel About U.S. Spying On Civillians Bank Accounts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8182989/WikiLeaks-Obama-administration-shocked-by-Europe-banking-transactions-rebuke.html

Europeans are not as quick to accept the "govt knows best" attitude which is so prevalent in America.  European citizens are wary of a government's desire to spy on citizens as they have good memories of how Facist Governments get their power over the people.