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"- After an initial surge of interest in its “initial coin offering,” or ICO, the Bankera digital currency collapsed, leaving many investors facing losses.
- Meanwhile, a Lithuanian company that played a key role in the ICO transferred over 45 million euros to a bank account in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.
- The Vanuatu bank that received the funds had been purchased by three of Bankera’s Lithuanian co-founders shortly before the ICO ended.
- Soon after, the bank began issuing millions of euros in loans to companies owned by the same trio — money that was then used to build a luxury real-estate portfolio, including a villa on the French Riviera and high-end property in Lithuania.
- The Vanuatu bank also loaned millions more directly to the three founders, in many cases with the loans marked as being for “personal use.” These loans, like those for the properties, were guaranteed by companies the trio also owned and which were central to the ICO.
- Lawyers for one of the co-founders’ companies denied that the ICO was in any way fraudulent but declined to comment on specific transactions."
Once a darling of Lithuania’s cryptocurrency scene,…
OCCRPMonty Python's Norwegian Blue exhibits more life than the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Firewalls itself from the public by hiding its service email address, no whistleblower comms, ignores written correspondence, fends off interaction by use of online form. Vital function, poorly undertaken. Still waiting for answer to under what law does DVLA breach data law by selling keeper data to the private parking cowboys.
UK watchdog probes TikTok (and Reddit, Imgur) over children’s data | POLITICO
https://alecmuffett.com/article/112495
#AgeAssurance #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #ico #ofcom
Reading between the lines it looks like the ICO wants…
DropsafeUK watchdog probes TikTok over children’s data.
Britain’s data watchdog has opened an investigation into how TikTok uses children’s personal information to recommend content to them.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Monday the investigation was in response to “growing concerns” about platforms using recommender systems to serve teenagers inappropriate or harmful content.
#UK #TikTok #ICO #Children #SocialMedia #Tech #DataProtection #Algorithms
LONDON — Britain’s data watchdog has opened an investigation…
POLITICOhttps://www.tkhunt.com/1781810/ 2億円詐欺事件のニュースについて。 #Bitflyer #ICO #NEWS #NewsJapan #NOBROCKTV #Vlog都市伝説 #Yahooニュース #コヤスタ #コヤスタコヤッキー #コヤスタ最新 #コヤスタ都市伝説 #コヤッキー #コヤッキーVlog #コヤッキーとーや #コヤッキーニュース #コヤッキーハニトラ梅木 #コヤッキーみょん #コヤッキーメンバーシップ #コヤッキー最新 #コヤッキー梅木 #コヤッキー権田原 #コヤッキー考察 #コヤッキー都市伝説 #コヤッキー音楽 #コヤッキースタジオ #コヤッキースタジオ最新 #コヤッキースタジオ都市伝説 #コヤッキーチャンネル #コヤミナティ #コヤミナティみょん #サンミュージック #ニューロメーション #のぶろっく #ノブロックTV #ハニートラップ梅木 #ビットコイン #みなみかわ #仮想通貨 #佐久間 #権田原十蔵 #洋子のはなしは信じるな #詐欺 #謝罪 #都市伝説 #都市伝説考察
The UK Data Bill weakens data rights
Reduces transparency over harmful AI.
Fails to address shortcomings with the data watchdog (ICO)
Lowers accountability for law enforcement.
Expands powers without Parliamentary oversight.
Read our new briefing
#DUABill #DataBill #dataprotection #GDPR #privacy #ICO #AI #ukpolitics #ukpol
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-the-data-use-and-access-bill-second-reading/
The new Data (Use and Access) Bill drops several concerning…
Open Rights GroupORG is calling for clear rules to govern how our data is used by UK Political Parties, backed up with enforcement by the ICO and Electoral Commission.
All parties must be transparent about the companies they work with, their financial arrangements and the processes used to protect voters' privacy.
#dataprotection #GDPR #data #democracy #ukpolitics #politicalparties #labour #conservatives #libdems #ICO
@Privacymatters There's push back against "consent or pay" in the EU, in contrast to the UK's "support the profits of businesses over the rights of individuals" ICO. Perhaps calling it "pay or consent" makes it clearer this is not free choice, and is more like a holdup.
Regulations, charters and watchdogs are important: privacy, human rights, the protection of the environment etc. are issues that require more than just individual choices and technical fixes.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/metas_payorconsent_model_under_fire/
Company 'strongly disagrees' with law infringement…
The RegisterWe need stronger data protection laws and enforcement with a guarantee that age verification systems are private, safe and secure.
The new plans miss this vital step at a time when the Data Use and Access Bill (UK) threatens to weaken data rights, as well as the Information Commissioner's Office already having a poor record of enforcing the law.
#ofcom #ICO #ageverification #porn #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #cybersecurity #DataBill #DUABill
Any AI action plan and National Data Library MUST be underpinned by STRONG data protection law. How?
Amend the Data Use and Access Bill (UK) to strengthen data rights, including human review of automated decisions.
Strengthen the ICO's independence and enforcement duties.
Read more in our briefing on the Bill.
#DataBill #DUABill #privacy #dataprotection #GDPR #ukpolitics #ICO #nationaldatalibrary
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-data-use-and-access-bill-hl/
Executive Summary The new Data (Use and Access) Bill…
Open Rights GroupPublic trust is critical when using sensitive health data, as highlighted by issues with the NHS Covid tracking app.
Our report revealed the harms and profiteering by private companies that resulted from the Information Commissioner's Office's failure to enforce data protection law.
ORG’s new report exposes failures by the Information…
Open Rights GroupThis year we published our report into the UK data watchdog (Information Commissioner's Office).
We found an overly cautious approach to the enforcement of data protection law. This prioritises government and corporate preferences over the need for personal security.
We need strong data protection laws and a strong regulator who will act as the first line of defence for the British public.
"The UK’s data protection regulator has criticised Google over its decision to allow advertisers to use technology to track users which is harder to control or block.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Google’s decision was “irresponsible” and accused the company of a U-turn, having previously prohibited the use of so-called fingerprinting technology.
Fingerprinting involves collecting pieces of information about a device’s software and hardware which can be combined to uniquely identify a device and its user – and the ICO has warned that this technology is harder to wipe than clearing cookies or site data from a web browser, meaning users could continue to be identified by advertisers."
#UK #ICO #Google #AdTracking #FingerPrinting #DataProtection #Privacy
The UK’s data protection regulator has criticised the…
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Fumito Ueda is the august visionary behind ICO (small…
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