Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

AML-measures: are they effective and legitimate? Paper by Eleni Tsingou

Anti-money laundering (AML) legislation is not only affecting large organisations and the state. Increasingly small and medium sized entities have to comply with national and international AML-rules. For a long time I am wondering why Dutch sources (including governmental sources) do … Lees verder →

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Security certification and labelling in Internet of Things

Vice-President Ansip of the European Commission at a press conference for the mid-term review of the Digital Single Market strategy announced that the European Commission will present certification and labelling measures to make IoT devices more cyber ready. More information: Statement … Lees verder →

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The Virtuality of Territorial Borders

The latest issue of Utrecht Law Review has “Representations of the (Extra)territorial” as its theme, an interesting subject in this globalizing and digitalizing era. One of the articles, The Virtuality of Territorial Borders, is written by Mireille Hildebrandt (Digital Security, Radboud … Lees verder →

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“Smart devices surveilling our lives. Artificial intelligence technologies steering our behaviour. Care robots hindering human contact”

Smart devices surveilling our lives. Artificial intelligence technologies steering our behaviour. Care robots hindering human contact. Does this sound terrifying? Inevitable? It does not have to be. Time for a wake-up call. This is the beginning of the report “Human rights … Lees verder →

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Ten policy recommendations for the G20 states in order to strengthen and protect consumers in digital markets

Recently a G20 summit took place, resulting a.o. in recommendations for the G20 states in order to strengthen and protect consumers in digital markets: • Equal rights online and offline • Digital providers must be held to account • Access … Lees verder →

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Privacy Shield: members of the European Parliament worried about undermining of privacy safeguards in the US

Recently the members of European Parliament expressed their concern regarding developments in the United States: Data Privacy Shield: MEPs alarmed at undermining of privacy safeguards in the US PLENARY SESSION Press release – Justice and home affairs − 06-04-2017 – … Lees verder →

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Latest AML news by CCBE | AMLD4, Supra National Risk Assessments, criminal law and FATF meeting

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) in its latest newsletter gives an update on European anti money-laundering (AML) developments, including the opinion by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on the processing of personal data under AMLD4 (the register … Lees verder →

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AML in Germany | implementation of AMLD4

Jan-Philipp Rose of Belmont Legal was so friendly to allow me to publish his article on anti-money laundering in Germany on this blog. It follows below. The new Draft Law on Money Laundering and its Consequences for Businesses in Germany … Lees verder →

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AMLD4 | report European Parliament

On 9 March the committee report was published on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of … Lees verder →

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CCBE on AMLD4 and Supra-National Risk Assessments AML

In its latest newsletter the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has the following on anti money-laundering (AML): Amendments to the 4th AML Directive The CCBE is following developments regarding the proposed amendments to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering … Lees verder →

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