Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

A message for Apple on the silly AI file name suggestions in macOS 27

The silly AI file name suggestions in macOS 27 don’t have any self-learning capabilities (I tried turning off all AI on the Mac but that does not work apparently). I always click them away, but ‘suggestions’ does not learn that … Lees verder

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AMLA’s consultation on the format of reporting suspicions

Tomorrow is the last day of the consultation [1] by the AMLA [2] on the format for reporting suspicions to the national FIUs. The proposal put forward by the AMLA contains a number of noteworthy elements. Some of these: Are … Lees verder

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Why the EU right to consent to personal data processing doesn’t work

Bertin Martens published on the Bruegel site the article Why the EU right to consent to personal data processing doesn’t work, with this introduction: Consent banners fail GDPR’s promise of informed choice, with fatigue, dark patterns and opaque data uses … Lees verder

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Italian AML/CFT project

The university of Catania is working on a EU-funded project that includes anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrism financing (CFT). Though the title of the project suggests that the project is limited to the EU’s financial interests, it can be … Lees verder

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‘Come back when you’ve been murdered’: Why is the EU deporting Russian dissidents?

Andrew Redman wrote this article on EU-sanctions policies: ‘Come back when you’ve been murdered’: Why is the EU deporting Russian dissidents? It shows that human rights in the EU are only theory.

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The investigating authorities want IP addresses

Europol published the SIRIUS Electronic Evidence Situation Report 2025, read the announcement and the report. According to the summary the investigating authorities are mainly interested in  connection logs, telephone numbers and IP addresses used at registration. IP address Hopefully, the … Lees verder

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CJEU: EU law does not require the disclosure of information relating to all shareholders of public limited liability companies, including minority shareholders

On 3 September 2026 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in case C-798/24 (Jautiva) [*] on disclosure of shareholders information. From the press release in English (footnotes excluded): EU law does not require the … Lees verder

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The AML/CFT-data protection guidelines of a COE committee

A committee [1] of the Council of Europe (COE) published Guidelines on data protection for the processing of personal data for anti-money laundering/ countering the financing of terrorism purposes, that were announced in July 2023. The guidelines have a peculiar … Lees verder

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Cyberattacks on banks are becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated

According to a report on a recent Eurogroup meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that cyberattacks on banks are becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated. In light of this, the ECB is drawing up an action plan due to … Lees verder

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The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead

The Guardian published the article The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead. It is a good illustration of how the anti-crime regulations drawn up by FinCEN do not affect the ‘big’ criminals but harm ordinary … Lees verder

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