Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

AMLD4 comparison

Those who are interested in the bureaucracy that Europe is creating and that is the basis for surveillance by governments and ‘obliged entities‘ like banks, of every citizen, can read the automatic comparison I made of the consolidated version of … Lees verder

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EDPB opinion on ePrivacy

On 13 March 2019 European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published an important opinion on the interplay between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR, in particular regarding the competence, tasks and powers of data protection authorities. EDPB also published a statement … Lees verder

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From facial recognition to emotion reading | EPRS briefing on AI

The main principle of internet economics is theft. The internet giants tell us that we can share with other people, but in reality we share with these giants and all their adtech friends. We are sold by them on invisible … Lees verder

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European tax advisers organisation criticizes AML policies European Commission

CFE Tax Advisers Europe, the organisation of European tax advisers, published an opinion (pdf) on a draft SNRA by the European Commission, Opinion Statement PAC 1/2019 on the European Commission Draft Supranational Risk Assessment Report for Anti-Money Laundering Risks to … Lees verder

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Work program 2019-2020 of the European Data Protection Board | GDPR

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on 13 February 2019 informed the public on its work program for 2019-2020. It has interesting items, including: Guidelines on PSD2 and GDPR Guidelines on video surveillance Guidelines on children’s data Guidelines on concepts … Lees verder

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The first annual report by EDPS | GDPR

EDPS, the European Data Protection Supervisor, on 26 February published its first annual report. It’s press release has the optistic heading “EDPS launches first Annual Report of new data protection era“. From the press release: The 2018 Annual Report provides … Lees verder

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Discrimination, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic decision-making

If you like reading, in the area of IT and privacy there is a lot to read. For instance the new publication by Frederik Borgesius, “Discrimination, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic decision-making” for the Council of Europe. The executive summary runs … Lees verder

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Nomination for the Lawyers for Lawyers Award

Until 1 March 2019 lawyers can be nominated for the Lawyers for Lawyers Award. The organisation Lawyers for Lawyers writes on the nomination page: The Lawyers for Lawyers Award aims to honor lawyers who have made significant contributions to the protection … Lees verder

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Anti-money laundering: Council agrees position on reinforced supervision for banks

Today the European Council published the following press release (html, pdf): Anti-money laundering: Council agrees position on reinforced supervision for banks 19/12/2018, 11:45 – Press release 817/18 The EU is stepping up the fight against illegal cash by enhancing monitoring … Lees verder

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Artificial intelligence and criminal law in Europe | autonomous vehicles

In Europe there exists a European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC). On 28 November 2018 it held a thematic session on artificial intelligence and criminal law responsibility. From the announcement: The session will aim at the comparison and understanding of … Lees verder

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