All EMEA articles – Page 16
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NewsHead of German financial regulator leaves post over Wirecard scandal
Felix Hufeld, the President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), will leave his post as part of a reorganisation of the German regulator following the Wirecard scandal.
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NewsDanish DPA probes Medicals Nordic’s handling of Covid-19 test results
Danish Data Protection Agency Datatilsynet has launched an investigation into Medicals Nordic’s now-ended use of a WhatsApp group for staff to deal with information about people who have tested positive for coronavirus.
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NewsOfficial warns of ‘disturbing’ amount of Russian money laundering in London
A senior UK official has warned about the “disturbing” prevalence of Russian money laundering in London, and said is too easy to set up companies in the United Kingdom.
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NewsNorway’s DPA proposes €9.65m fine for Grindr dating app
Norway’s data protection authority has notified gay dating app Grindr that it intends to impose a financial penalty of NOK100 M ($11.7m, €9.65m) on the company for breaching consent requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsICO resumes real-time bidding and adtech probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has restarted its investigation into real-time bidding (RTB) and the adtech industry, paused last May so the authority could prioritise activities related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsRUSI argues for national security response to tackle fraud ‘epidemic’
A UK thinktank has called for fraud to be considered a ’national security priority’ backed by a new public-private strategy.
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NewsThree financial institution staff arrested in UK as concern grows over Covid-19 loan scheme fraud
Three men working for a financial institution have been arrested in the United Kingdom as part of a probe into suspected fraudulent claims totalling £6million made through the Covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)
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NewsData stolen from Scottish regulator in cyberattack published online
Data stolen from an environmental regulator in Scotland in a cyberattack has now been published online.
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NewsGDPR fines increase 19% year-on-year as regulators ‘test limits of powers’
Daily breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) increased 19% in the last 12 months compared to the previous year, according to research.
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NewsSpanish and US authorities ‘dismantle’ group laundering money for South American drug cartels
A criminal network which laundered money and used hitmen to collect cash throughout Spain for South American drug cartels has been “dismantled”, Europol has said.
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NewsICO adds two projects to Sandbox service in bid to bolster children’s online privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has added two projects to its Sandbox service with the aim of improving children’s online privacy.
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NewsEuropean Commission takes aim at unilateral sanctions by ‘third-countries’ as it unveils strategy to strengthen financial system
The European Commission has published a new strategy to strengthen Europe’s financial system, including measures to tackle the impact of ‘unlawful’ unilateral sanctions imposed by ‘third-country partners’.
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NewsFrench central bank conducts Digital Euro experiment with €2million in simulated transactions
The Bank of France (BoF) has announced that it has carried out a successful experiment of a central bank digital currency for interbank settlement purposes.
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BlogBrexit, freedom, and financial crime: a pyrrhic victory?
At the eleventh hour, the European Union and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement that, among other things, continues cooperation on financial crime. But how does its effectiveness compare to what it replaces? asks John Binns
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NewsThree in 10 financial services employees ‘unaware slavery exists in the UK’, report finds
Three in 10 employees in the financial services sector are unaware that modern slavery exists in the UK, a report has found.
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News‘Stretched’ Irish DPC pleaded for more resources, document reveals
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland reportedly asked the government for more staff, financing and a reorganised structure ahead of October’s Budget
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AnalysisMiddle East Focus: Dubai International Finance Centre’s 2020 Data Protection Law
While nations across the world battled the COVID-19 pandemic last summer, Dubai International Finance Centre managed to issue a new data protection law. PrivSec Report takes a closer look at the legislation and its significance in the region
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BlogUK online harms proposals – follow my lead?
The UK Government finally published its much-delayed response to the Online Harms White Paper just before Christmas. It received little attention due to COVID-19 and Brexit. Julian Hayes and Michael Drury analyse the far-reaching impact of the proposals.
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FeatureGDPR vs data protection act – Spot the difference
With GDPR now adopted into EU law, we speak to Steve Sands, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) at Synectics Solutions to highlight how it differs from the Data Protection Act, and the implications for business.
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News€4.5m seized in Latvia following probe into flower-selling business ‘used to disguise money laundering’
Authorities in Latvia have seized assets worth €4.5m following an investigation into an organised group’s alleged use of a flower-selling business to disguise large-scale money laundering