In an opinion published on Monday 27 July, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), calls on the European Commission to make data protection a “golden standard” in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
“The Commission should strike a balance between the necessary measures to take for the general interest and the goals of the AML/CFT and the respect of the fundamental rights of privacy and personal data protection. General compliance...