Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

ECB signs agreements with European standard setters to facilitate digital euro payments

In the article ECB signs agreements with European standard setters to facilitate digital euro payments the European Central Bank announces cooperation with the European Card Payment Cooperation (ECPC), nexo standards and the Berlin Group.

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Judgment Court of Justice of the European Union on systematic collection of the biometric data

La Quadature du Net published the article The Court of Justice of the European Union condemns France’s police profiling practices on the EDRi website on the Comdribus judgment of 19 March 2026, ECLI:EU:C:2026:219. The court does not approve of the … Lees verder →

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Is Booking.com guilty of money laundering by earning money with war crimes?

Two years ago a group of NGOs filed a criminal complaint against Booking.com regarding a supposed money-laundering offence by Booking.com, because they obtain revenues from renting out properties in illegal Israeli settlements, established through the commission of war crimes. Recently … Lees verder →

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Addressing AI’s Impact on Our Information Ecosystem | policy brief

On the interface site the policy brief by Lena-Maria Böswald, Roa Powell and Tyreese Calnan, ‘From Crisis to Renewal. Addressing AI’s Impact on Our Information Ecosystem‘, was published. From the abstract: AI-driven search-summary features, with Google’s AI Overviews (AIOs) being … Lees verder →

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Data governance | data stewardship

Stefaan Verhulst published this article on data governance. From the article: Today, the question facing governments is no longer whether they should use data. Especially in an age of Artificial Intelligence, that debate is long settled. The harder and more … Lees verder →

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Youth organisations demand social media change, not bans | age verification

One of the participants in the hearing of Wednesday is Simeon de Brouwer of EDRi. EDRi published the article Youth organisations demand social media change, not bans on their website. The introduction: Youth organisations demand social media change, not bans … Lees verder →

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Hearing in European Parliament Commission on age verification techniques

The European Parliament will hold a hearing on age verification the day after tomorrow (Wednesday afternoon, 6 May). This is of interest to anyone involved in the field of identification (‘verification of the identity’), given that age verification regulations will … Lees verder →

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The Netherlands as “primus inter pares in European AML efforts and a standard-setter within the EU” | RUSI

According to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) [*] the Netherlands is “widely seen as primus inter pares in European AML efforts and a standard-setter within the EU“. This is surprising in light of the findings of the Dutch National … Lees verder →

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Privatisation of crime fighting is a threat to financial privacy

Privacy First published the article Privatisation of crime fighting is a threat to financial privacy on the site of EDRi. The introduction: Privacy First is drawing attention to the risks to financial privacy and fundament rights arising from the European … Lees verder →

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Kellerman on underground banking

In Banking Beyond the Law Miles Kellerman writes on one of the ways the world is seeking to bypass the existing financial order: In a new piece, I examine the original escape artists: underground banks. He explains why it is … Lees verder →

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