Tag: FinCEN

Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of January 1st, 2021 ACLU sues to find out how the FBI is breaking into encrypted devices Court documents show that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been regularly accessing locked, encrypted devices. However, despite the literal court evidence of the practice, the agency refuses to tell the public … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 1, 2021”

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  • Dec 23, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Proposed FinCEN regulation would create financial surveillance net for cryptocurrency transactions

On December 18th, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed regulation seeking to increase financial surveillance of cryptocurrency transactions. Note that the introduction date and the abnormally short 15 day comment period are meant to coincide with the traditional holiday season to minimize participation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says … Continue reading “Proposed FinCEN regulation would create financial surveillance net for cryptocurrency transactions”

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