Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

G7 promises AI-prosperity in times of AI-supported wars and AI-backed anti-social media

While currently artificial intelligence-backed wars are doing great damage and the anti-social media (adtech companies like Google) is using AI to tell us what to do and how to behave, the G7 claims that thanks to AI we will have … Lees verder

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Sovereignty-washing by Big Tech | Jaap-Henk Hoepman

In his article Sovereignty-washing Jaap-Henk Hoepman explains that the friendly promises of Microsoft and Amazon do not protect Europeans against the American CLOUD Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). He ends with: The whole sovereignty charade is simply … Lees verder

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The Pope and FBAR

Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., in her article for Forbes, Why Pope Leo Can Skip FATCA, But Not FBAR, provides a legal explanation why FBAR is a major problem for both the Pope and the Vatican. Listen also to John … Lees verder

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The EBA and the transition to the new AML/CFT framework of the EU | AML Package

According to part I of the annual report for 2024 the European Banking Authority (EBA) had a focus on the transition to the new AML/CFT framework (page 6): In 2024, the EBA strengthened its focus on (…) the transition to … Lees verder

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US Citizenship Taxation Violates International Law | CBT, FATCA

John Richardson published the article Toward An Argument That US Citizenship Taxation Violates International Law. There is also a podcast on the topic, ‘An AI conversion of a written blog post into a podcast‘, with this introduction: This podcast episode … Lees verder

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Article: ‘Belgian DPA’s new FATCA ruling adds pressure on EU-US data transfers’

Quentin Fontaine and Satya Staes Polet in their article ‘Belgian DPA’s new FATCA ruling adds pressure on EU-US data transfers‘ commented on the recent decision of the Belgian DPA (article). They rightly note that the decision also affects financial institutions … Lees verder

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Human rights expert | ‘state of human rights in Europe ‘worst in my professional life’ | concerns on the situation of civil society

Michael O’Flaherty, the commissioner for human rights at the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, gave an interview with EUObserver: O’Flaherty: state of human rights in Europe ‘worst in my professional life’. O’Flaherty said among other things: What’s new, and which makes … Lees verder

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The Pope and American tax law | CBT, FATCA, FBAR

In the Brussels Times the article ‘New American Pope could still be subject to ‘absurd’ US tax system‘ was published. Even more interesting than his tax liability based on Citizenship-Based Taxation (enforced by FATCA) is that under the American Foreign … Lees verder

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The role of the US in the global financial system

In Politico an interesting article on the rol of the US in the global financial system was published: Global financial rule-makers risk losing relevance if Trump pulls back entirely. It starts with a description of the current system: For decades, … Lees verder

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Artificial intelligence in finance: how to trust a black box? | Finance Watch

Finance Watch in announced their report Artificial intelligence in finance: how to trust a black box? Can and should the provision of AI-powered financial services be regulated? (pdf). Introduction: The use of AI in financial services conflicts with the core … Lees verder

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