Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

EDPB comment on the UN cybercrime convention | Going Dark

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) sent a letter in December in response to an open letter they received expressing concern about the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime [*]. In this letter, EDPB writes that the same issue is addressed … Lees verder

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EDRi: European digitalising travel documents proposal could pave the way for biometric mass surveillance and automated discrimination

The European data protection NGO EDRi responded to a public consultation on the European Commissions’ digitalising travel documents proposal. Read their article Pre-travel controls: Digitalising travel documents and their full submission to the European Commission. Themes in their article: 1. … Lees verder

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Cross-border surveillance of vehicles | proposal supported by the Netherlands

Statewatch published the article France, Germany and the Netherlands push for EU-wide “tracking and bugging of vehicles”. Introduction: Germany, France and the Netherlands are advocating for a reform of the European Investigation Order (EIO) to simplify cross-border surveillance of vehicles. … Lees verder

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Open letter to the EU on the Going Dark report | digital communication secrecy (digitaal briefgeheim)

EDRi published Shedding light: We address the flawed Going Dark Report on the final report of the European ‘Going Dark’ Group [*] and the open letter NGOs sent to the Justice and Home Affairs Council. EDRi mentions that report was … Lees verder

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Data broker Experian in the UK court

Privacy International (PI) in the UK submitted complaints about the harmful practices of data broker (credit referencing agency) Experian, known in the Netherlands for its illegal use of customer data from telco KPN. This month PI wrote the following in … Lees verder

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Extraterritorial enforcement of the GDPR is not possible – so US privacy offenders go free

In April this year EDPB announced the report on the extraterritorial enforcement of the GDPR examines the extent to which the GDPR can be effectively enforced by Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) against entities that fall under the scope of the … Lees verder

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CERRE: Benchmarks for Evaluating Management of Risk of Terrorist Content Dissemination

The Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) published a paper on combating terrorism marketing by Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Read the announcement Systemic Risk in Digital … Lees verder

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Recent CJEU Rulings on EU’s Restrictive Measures against Russia

On eucrim Thomas Wahl published the article CJEU: Recent Rulings on EU’s Restrictive Measures against Russia.

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ESMA warns against frauds and scams | it is time for secure communication for and with citizens

In the investor’s corner the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) warns for frauds and scams, also under the name of ESMA. It is unfortunate that ESMA is not doing something about making it clear that paper mail, e-mail, phone … Lees verder

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The EBA issues final guidance on internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure the implementation of Union and national sanctions

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued final guidance on sanctions, read the announcement The EBA issues final guidance on internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure the implementation of Union and national sanctions and the guidelines (pdf). The Executive Summary: … Lees verder

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