Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

New counterterrorism agenda of the Commission

On 26 February the Commission presented a new counterterrorism agenda, read the press release and the agenda. Some elements of the agenda are: the use of AI to detect and prevent terrorism and extremism the Commission will propose to enhance … Lees verder

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EFF report on police surveillance technology hype

A report was published as the result of a joint project by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) together with the the Center for Just Journalism (CJJ), and IPVM. EFF announced the report in the article New Report Helps Journalists Dig … Lees verder

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EDRi criticism of the EU Digital Identity Wallet

EDRi, the European network defending rights and freedoms online, today published an article on the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet or eID Wallet): The eID Wallet still doesn’t deserve your full trust Despite its imminent deployment, the EU’s new … Lees verder

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Privacy site voor Belgische FATCA-slachtoffers

De site fatca-privacy.org door de Belgische vereniging van Accidental Americans, partij in de Belgische FATCA-procedure, geeft advies in het Nederlands en Frans over het doen van een verzoek tot wissing van gegevens die in het kader van FATCA zijn verzameld. … Lees verder

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EDRi and 35 organisations | Open Letter: We say no to Big Tech mass snooping on our messages!

EDRi writes: “EDRi and 35 organisations are urging Members of the European Parliament to reject any extension of the the temporary ePrivacy derogration, also known as “Chat Control 1.0”, and to protect the rights that keep us safe from arbitrary … Lees verder

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AMLA publications on data collection for feeding risk assessment models, consultations on additional AML/CFT rules and their program

The new anti-money laundering authority of the EU, the Authority for Countering Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (AMLA), has published an article on a data collection exercise to test risk assessment models for the financial sector. They announced their … Lees verder

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The digital files shaping finance in 2026 | Finance Watch

Finance Watch on 18 February published a newsletter with ‘The digital files shaping finance in 2026‘ as the title. It is unfortunate that the European anti-money laundering package is missing from the topics discussed. That does not take away from … Lees verder

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The dangers of age verification | Open Rights Group’s letter to the UK government

Open Rights Group published the article Online harms: Millions could be forced to use unregulated age verification on the age and identity verification obligations in the UK under the Online Safety Act (OSA), that pretends to protect children. The article … Lees verder

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EDPS: Extension of interim rules to combat child sexual abuse online must address shortcomings and prevent indiscriminate scanning

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published an opinion (pdf) on extending the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – namely, the interim rules regarding data processing for the purposes of combatting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online. From their announcement: … Lees verder

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EU consultation on the Digital Networks Act

The European Commission (‘EC’) started a consultation on their proposal for the Digital Networks Act (‘DNA’). EC’s summary of the initatiative: The initiative aims at improving access to secure, fast, and reliable connectivity for the transition towards cloud-based infrastructure and … Lees verder

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