Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

The Unacknowledged Realities of Extraterritorial Taxation | FATCA, Citizenship Based Taxation, US

Those who want to know more about American tax practices harm decent European residents, can read The Unacknowledged Realities of Extraterritorial Taxation, written by Laura Snyder (Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO); Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation (SEAT)). Abstract: The U.S. … Lees verder

Geplaatst in Belastingrecht, English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft | Tags: , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

CCBE Statement on the use of AI in the justice system and law enforcement

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) announced on LinkedIn its statement on the use of AI-tools: 📢 The CCBE calls for a set of defined rules and principles governing the use of #AI tools in the … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Grondrechten | Tags: , , , | Plaats een reactie

Big Tech serving US digital defence industry

Recently I came across an interesting publication on Big Tech facilitating the US government. In February the article Militarising Big Tech. The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Digital Defence Industry by Roberto J. González (also available as pdf) was published on … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

Joint statement on data protection by EBF and others | “Access to data by public bodies: a double-edge tool to use with caution and restraint”

The European Banking Federation (EBF) announced it has co-signed a statement addressing concerns on Chapter V of the Data Act which covers access to data by public bodies: It shows a disturbing disregard of the European Commission and Council in … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

Bert Hubert: “The EU & You: regulation is coming”

Bert Hubert explains upcoming European regulations for the IT sector:     Read Hubert’s article The EU’s new Cyber Resilience Act is about to tell us how to code, 14 March 2023. More information on Hubert: site berthub.eu; mastodon, Google … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: | Plaats een reactie

BIS publishes blueprint for the future monetary and financial system | digital finance

Yesterday the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced a blueprint for the future monetary and financial system, that will include programmable central bank money. Read the press release on the special chapter of BIS’ Annual Economic Report 2023. From the … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

BIS: financial surveillance is the solution to combat crime | Aurora-project BIS, AML, CFT

In March I wrote about the anti-money laundering (AML) project of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The project on their site is described as follows: Project Aurora will investigate the use of advanced technologies, such as privacy-enhancing technologies, machine … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

BIS: “combining money, assets and information on a common programmable platform” | digital finance

On 17 June the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) wrote on twitter:   Coming soon: the BIS Annual Economic Report 2023 will explore combining money, assets and information on a common programmable platform – a #UnifiedLedger. Special chapter pre-released on … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

European AI-optimism: “Is Secure and Trusted AI Possible? The EU Leads the Way”

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published the article Is Secure and Trusted AI Possible? The EU Leads the Way, expressing optimism. Let’s hope they are right.

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , | Plaats een reactie

EBA’s report on 2022 and key priorities for 2023

​The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its annual report that sets out the activities in 2022 and provides an overview of the key priorities for 2023. It is amusing to see EBA thinks it delivers ‘products‘ and that it can … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft | Tags: , , , | Plaats een reactie