Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

EDPS publication on secure multi-party computation

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a TechDispatch on secure multi-party computation (SMPC), read the article on the EDPS site. From the summary in the article: Secure multi-party computation (SMPC) is a field of cryptography that enables different organisations … Lees verder →

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The EBA: “ESAs call for vigilance over external dependencies, cyber threats and private credit risks”

The EBA in this press release informs the public that the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) have identified external dependencies, emerging technologies and private credit as key vulnerabilities for the EU financial system in their … Lees verder →

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The AMLA published draft RTS on several AML/CFT topics | verification of the identity

The Authority for Countering Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) on 1 October published the press release on three draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) that they finalised and sent to the European Commission. The topics are: Business relationships and … Lees verder →

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RUSI articles on FATF

One of the least well-known global governing bodies is the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). It is an undemocratic alliance of states working to combat crime, which draws up rules referred to as ‘recommendations’. Authors writing on combating crime usually … Lees verder →

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Spanish proposal to undermine GDPR for exchanging tax data with non-EU countries on public interest | FATCA, CRS

Elodie Lamer published the article Spain Takes GDPR Data Transfer Debate to Tax Forum on Tax Notes. A Spanish proposal is one of the topics at a working party meeting tomorrow. The proposal could facilitate exchanges with countries that do … Lees verder →

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Responses to the AMLA’s client monitoring consultation

On 3 September 2026 the Consultation on the draft Guidelines on ongoing monitoring of a business relationship by the Authority for Countering Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) closed. The consultation responses are not (yet) available on the site … Lees verder →

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EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies

Digital rights NGO noyb published the article AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies. Introduction: In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, … Lees verder →

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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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