Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

Suptech tools to be fed by new datasets | ECB

International financial institutions are enthousiastic about digital supervisory tools, ‘suptech’. In an earlier article I wrote about the need for granular data for suptech tools, according to a publicaton by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) [1]. Recently I read … Lees verder

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Will the US finally do something about data protection? | FTC publication

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of the US published the article FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens … Lees verder

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European access to documents

On the site of the European Parliament a study requested by the PETI Committee was published: Regulation 1049/2001 on the right of access to documents, including the digital context: Abstract Upon request of the Committee on Petitions (PETI), the Policy … Lees verder

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‘Transparency’ is always about someone else… | the EBA

The EBA announced ‘EBA launches 2024 EU-wide transparency exercise‘. It’s humour, announcements like this are never about the announcer’s own transparency. It’s always about others. According to the announcement: this year’s transparency exercise will offer preliminary and valuable insights into … Lees verder

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Doctorow: “Crypto isn’t so much a financial innovation as it is a financial obfuscation”

Doctorow wrote in this article: Crypto isn’t “money” (…) There’s almost nothing that can only be purchased with crypto. You can procure illegal goods and services in the mistaken belief that this transaction will be durably anonymous, and you can … Lees verder

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EDPS and EPRS report on neuroprivacy

The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) in July published a study on neuroprivacy, ‘The protection of mental privacy in the area of neuroscience – Societal, legal and ethical challenges‘, introduced as follows: Advances in (neuro)technological development have led to an … Lees verder

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“FATF: The Financial Bullies Memberclub Trying To KYC The Planet”

Funny title has this article on a bitcoin-supporting website that presents itself als privacy advocate: Meet FATF: The Financial Bullies Memberclub Trying To KYC The Planet.

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ESRB’s thirst for granular data

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) in an announcement highlighed that enhanced data sharing among EU authorities is key for the ESRB to deliver on its broad financial stability mandate: Finally, the General Board highlighted that enhanced data sharing among … Lees verder

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FATCA-victim in the UK declared inadmissible in proceedings due to not disclosing litigation financier

Lawyer Filippo Noseda announced in this article that his client Jenny was declared inadmissible in proceedings because she did not disclose the identity of her main funder. Noseda explains his views on the judgments in the interview “In the Pages: … Lees verder

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Hoepman: the proposals regarding the European Digital Identity Wallets pose serious risks for citizens

In his Feedback on the consultation on the eID implementing regulations Jaap-Henk Hoepman is highly critical of the European Commission’s proposals. He is of the opinion that first and foremost, the current approach of issuing five separate implementing regulations is … Lees verder

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