Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

ECHR judgment on Polish legislation on secret surveillance

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on 28 May decided in the case Pietrzak and Bychawska-Siniarska and Others v. Poland that the right of respect for private life was violated by the Polish government. From the press release: Given … Lees verder

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Magdalena Brewczyńska’s thesis ‘Policing via banks: the question of legitimacy of personal data sharing’ | AML, CFT

In January 2024 Magdalena Brewczyńska defended her thesis ‘Policing via banks: the question of legitimacy of personal data sharing‘. The thesis was reported on NJBlog in this article.

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Filippo Noseda: Privacy versus transparency: it’s time to look at the data | FATCA

Filippo Noseda published the article Privacy versus transparency: it’s time to look at the data on the data regarding FATCA and CRS. In a projection made by the US Congress in 2010 it was supposed FATCA will bring in $8.6bn … Lees verder

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More US tax misery | ACA and the Supreme Court Ruling Moore vs. U.S.

More US tax misery for Americans living abroad is to be found in a recent message of American Citizens Abroad (ACA). ACA is disappointed with the Moore vs. U.S. Ruling, read their message of 24 June. ACA disagrees with the … Lees verder

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The misery of US tax compliance – SEAT submission with the IRS | FATCA, Citizenship-Based Taxation

The United States treats its own citizens living outside the US disgracefully. An illustration of this can be found in a civil rights organisation’s participation in a consultation by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). SEAT, ‘Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation’, … Lees verder

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Information sharing for AML purposes in Article 75 AMLR | Cusack, AML Package

John Cusack wrote EU Article 75 – Pan EU information sharing is coming, but will it be enough? for a financial crime site. In the article the Dutch initiative for Transactiemonitoring Nederland (TMNL) is mentioned. Cusack on linkedin announced article … Lees verder

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Sophie in’t Veld: Europe lacks political will to tackle spyware

Watch the video with Sophie in’t Veld:     Are @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @VeraJourova still satisfied that the national authorities will resolve the #Spyware scandal and provide clarity? (rhetorical question). GR should follow the example of PL https://t.co/1ppQXh8aQq — Sophie in … Lees verder

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AI Act | “Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI”

Council of the European Union announced on 21 May it has given final green light to AI Act: Artificial intelligence (AI) act: Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI. The criticism continues. EDRi wrote in … Lees verder

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EBA will process personal data in their black sheep database EuReCA

The scale at which Europe processes personal data is increasing. In the financial sector, this includes personal data of investors under Mifid 2/MiFIR (provided by financial institutions to supervisors) and personal data of officials at financial institutions (e.g. processed by … Lees verder

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New ECJ judgment on the confidentiality of electronic communications | Hadopi case

On 30 April, the CJEU issued an important judgment in a case on the confidentiality of electronic communications, the Hadopi case C‑470/21. Before that Advocate General Szpunar on 28 September 2023 issued an opinion. The court ruled: Article 15(1) of … Lees verder

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