Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

Chovanec | Belgisch politiegeweld onderzocht door commissie Europees Parlement

Politiegeweld is niet alleen iets voor de Verenigde Staten en richt zich niet alleen tegen zwarte mensen. Dat geweld kan ook om de hoek plaats vinden, bijvoorbeeld in België. In Nederland is het minder bekend, maar in februari 2018 is … Lees verder →

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Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence | EU

In the European Parliament a draft report with recommendations to the European Commission on a civil liability regime for artificial intelligence (AI) is discussed. On the liability of the operator of AI-systems: Liability of the operator 11. Opines that liability … Lees verder →

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FATCA questions in the European Parliament

Sophie in’t Veld, member of the European Parliament, asked new questions on the data tranfer of personal information of European citizens to the U.S. after the Privacy Shield judgment of the European Court: Personal data of Accidental Americans are transferred … Lees verder →

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Watch and shiver: European AML in the future | 30 September conference EC | AMLR

Watch and shiver how Europe will create a harmonized anti-money laundering (AML) regime that is harming citizens even more than the current system. Read the news alert by the European Commission of 28 September, announcing a conference that takes place … Lees verder →

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Weak announcement FATF on FinCEN leaks

FATF on 23 September published a weak statement on the FinCEN leaks: FATF statement following unauthorised disclosure of confidential FinCEN documents Paris, 23 September 2020 – The FATF is aware of press reports about the disclosure of suspicious activity reports … Lees verder →

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Hacking the government and the end of Rule of Law | FinCEN leaks | AML, CFT

Yesterday the FinCEN-leaks have been made public by the same group of journalists that was responsible for Panama Papers. It has been silent to long, it seems. One of the most interesting aspects of the leaks is that journalists publish … Lees verder →

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Measures to diminish excessive de-risking practices by banks | AML, CFT, BIS

Excessive de-risking practices by banks, leading to the decline in correspondent banking relationships, is worrying the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). BIS decided to publish a document on AML/CFT supervision of correspondent banking. Time has come that the AML/CFT principles … Lees verder →

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Schrems in the European Parliament | Privacy Shield

Yesterday was the session of the LIBE committee of the European Parliament on Privacy Shield. Someone who watched wonders if European data protection is teethless: Schrems tells MEPs that he’s had confidential calls with US industry reps, and that the … Lees verder →

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Privacy Shield: MEPs to assess the future of EU-US personal data flows | EU, GDPR

Members of the European Parliament will discuss Privacy Shield. Civil Liberties MEPs will tomorrow discuss ways forward on transatlantic data transfers following the ECJ’s ruling invalidating the Privacy Shield decision. Read the press release of today. The agenda is here. … Lees verder →

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EDPB decisions on observance of GDPR by obliged entities under AML

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in 2019 has published two decisions on the application of GDPR in relation to anti money laundering (AML). Both decisions have the lawfulness of processing and the right to erasure as subjects. In the … Lees verder →

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