The AML Watchman

The world of AML has changed out of all recognition over the last decade. Old crimes are subject to new laws, professional firms and financial institutions are subject to criminal sanctions and regulatory review as never before. Yet the individual client has virtually no say over what various national governments and their competing departments are doing to their rights and liberties in their name. This blog attempts to address the dilemma posed by the question “Quis custōdiet ipsōs custōdēs?”

Wednesday 13 July 2011

The Abuse of the Police National Computer: for the benefit of UK regulated companies?

Image via WikipediaBy going back to 2005. The Guardian has highlighted an example of the abuse of police national computer for profit by a policeman. The case was thrown out by a judge and thus it never came before a jury.

I wonder if this issue fits into the FSA's crime prevention strategy? IMHO, it certainly should ...

Wednesday 6 July 2011

An excellent video guide to the new EU Cookie law.

Image by erjkprunczyk via FlickrThis new regulation has been effective in the UK since 26th May 2011.
The link is to a cracking video from Silktide.com has been posted on YouTube. I urge you to invest 2 ½ minutes of your life and making a note to follow up this story as it develops.

All the best