swa66 - 11:39 pm on May 15, 2008 (gmt 0)

>>EU is the best hope ROFL Really? With cameras everywhere? Checking into a hotel in the bloc means Interpol has your passport info, date and time of check-in? And checkout And the E.U. is concerned with privacy?

The BIG difference to the US approach within the EU is that we're not concerned about the government looking out on things, but much more worried about companies keeping track of us.
Most of those surveillance cameras are replacements for cops, to allow less cops to cover a much greater area.
Without a court order the hotel would not even be allowed to share information with the local police, let alone interpol who've no police power at all. The hotel might have the obligation to collect who stays with them, but they'll also have the prohibition to share it with anybody (and if they do only with the proper authorities with the proper court order).

Also if you read the quote a bit longer:

that companies develop some sensitivity to this

you'll notice I was talking about companies developing sensitivity to privacy, not governments.

Also if you want to talk about governments: e.g. the US government takes mugshots and fingerprints from all of the visitors upon arrival. Even if you do nothing but visited disney you now have a mugshot and fingerspints on file at the US government.