Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Ministry of Finance

  • Big Brother Awards: Reprimand for digital coercion

    Big Brother Awards: Reprimand for digital coercion

    The German association Digitalcourage awards the annual Negative Prize – Zoom, the Ministry of Finance and Microsoft are honoured. The “data sin” is an offence that often goes unpunished. The Digitalcourage association has been drawing attention to this in Germany…

  • German government coins extremist police narrative of a “thin blue line”

    German government coins extremist police narrative of a “thin blue line”

    US police officers disparage black movements since the 1960s with a “thin blue line”. The symbolism has also found its way to Germany. The Ministry of Finance is now putting it on a collector’s coin. Is it intentional or is…

  • EU-wide use of bank retention data to facilitate financial investigations

    EU-wide use of bank retention data to facilitate financial investigations

    In future, financial information will also be queried across borders for serious crimes, and even more authorities will have access. Banks and other financial service providers will have to adhere to deadlines for the release of financial information. In Germany,…