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NewsThink tank suggests ways to handle Augmented and Virtual Reality privacy
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) has published a set of recommendations to deal with privacy risks associated with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), often referred to as XR technologies.
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Business Update: Cisco Acclaimed by Frost & Sullivan for Offering Unprecedented Visibility and Security
Cisco’s platform breaks down the silos between cybersecurity teams and systems, allowing seamless collaboration between IT and OT personnel to protect industrial operations against cyber threats (Press Release)
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ABN Amro pays €480 million to settle anti-money laundering investigation out of court
The Dutch bank ABN Amro has accepted an offer from prosecutors to pay €480million to settle accusations of structural anti-money laundering compliance failures and ‘culpable’ money laundering.
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Court rules Google misled users about collection of location data
Australia’s Federal Court has found that Google misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices in 2017 and 2018.
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Investigation under way after hack at provider of code testing software
Codecov has called in law enforcement agencies after a cyber attacker breached one of its products which enables software developers to test source code to help prevent bugs and syntax errors.
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Danske Bank CEO resigns after being named suspect in ABN Amro AML investigation
The Chief Executive of Danske Bank has resigned due to being named as a suspect in an investigation into anti money laundering (AML) legislation breaches at rival bank ABN Amro.
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City of London calls for action to boost regtech growth
The City of London Corporation has called for urgent action to tackle barriers to the growth of regulatory technology, including the establishment of a collective ‘industry voice’ to represent the United Kingdom regtech sector.
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Pair of AML experts charged in US over $1bn of high-risk transactions
Two anti-money laundering (AML) compliance professionals are facing charges in the United States (US) over facilitating high-risk transactions through a credit union without appropriate controls.
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Chinese court upholds landmark facial recognition data ruling
A court in China has upheld a ruling forcing a zoo operator to delete a visitor’s facial recognition data, in what has been described as a key judgement for data rights in the country.
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Business Update: IBM to Acquire myInvenio to help Organizations Use AI-powered Automation
Addition of myInvenio provides customers with a comprehensive AI-powered automation portfolio for business automation - including process mining, robotic process automation (RPA), document processing, workflow, and decisions - all built on Red Hat OpenShift (Press Release)
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Privacy tops anxieties over digital Euro, poll finds
Payments remaining a private matter emerged as the leading concern Europeans have about proposals by the European Central Bank (ECB) to introduce a digital Euro.
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Fincrime experts warn compliance teams to step up efforts in face of new US sanctions
The United States has announced fresh sanctions on Russia, in retaliation to Moscow’s alleged interference in elections and cyber-attacks including the SolarWinds hack.
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New Zealand’s central bank to set up AML department
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is establishing a standalone, enforcement department covering compliance in anti-money laundering (AML) as well as the banking, insurance sectors.
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EDPB finds UK and EU data protection laws are strongly aligned – but some concerns remain
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has found many aspects of the United Kingdom’s data protection framework to be ‘essentially equivalent’ to the European Union’s but has also recommended several areas are further assessed.
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Council of Europe calls for urgent action to improve FIUs across continent
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called for its 47 member states to strengthen their Financial Intelligence Units to improve anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.
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Global cyber-attacks ‘top 600 a minute’
An average of 648 online threats per minute took place worldwide in the fourth quarter of last year, up 10.2% on the previous three months, according to research by security company McAfee Labs.
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97% of businesses ‘experienced cyber attacks via mobile devices last year’
Nearly every business polled reported a cyber-attack via a mobile device last year, according to research by cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies
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Washington Privacy Act stalls for the third year in a row
Washington’s Privacy Act has not been passed by the state’s House of Representatives, meaning Sunday’s deadline to advance the bill this session has been missed.
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UK adds Pakistan to list of high-risk countries with weak AML/CTF controls
The United Kingdom has added Pakistan to a list of 21 countries it deems to be high-risk due to deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.
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Indian online stockbroker Upstox enhances security after suspected data breach
Upstox, India’s second largest stockbroker, has upgraded its security systems after receiving emails claiming unauthorised access into the company’s database.
