I just noticed that this year if you open a bank account in most EU places they all ask you if you are a US citizen or have a green-card for the US to tick a box on the account opening forms.<p>I&#x27;d really hate it if my own country would force all the banks in the world to report back to the &quot;mothership&quot; and hence track my every move around the world for what? The IRS? Sure there are also other implications such as total control over the movements of a citizen. Can see why people renounce their citizenship. This isn&#x27;t freedom any more.