It seems you hear what you want to hear, translating other peoples messages etc...
Once again:
Is a wrong statement. It has basic deficiencies in understanding what money laundering or crimes are. That's all my post was about.


Now, since you have now brought up that other stuff, just some notes about it: PRISM and similar programs in other countries (like it was unknown before Snowden that governments were spying on their citizens) don't really have anything to do with tax information. The tax information about your legitimate income is already known to the governments, they don't have to spy for it. In some countries this information is even public (well at least the statistcs of your taxes, not individual transactions, deals etc...) and accessible to everyone. This is how it already works and while some people may think it's pain in the ass to have their incomes public, it doesn't seem to cause any real problems.

You had allegations that since your taxes are known to the government, this could somehow leak secret information to your competitors that is essential to stay secret for your business model? Do you have any examples when this is an issue? It's very far-fetched that this is ever a problem. Your income is not "trade secrets", it's not patented technologies or business choices, or addresses of your partners, etc...

Also, by your definition, your competitors' information could be leaked to you as well (since the government has their information as well), so it should be fair play for everybody?