Glossary

Counter-terrorism 

Counter-terrorism measure

Financial intelligence unit

International humanitarian law

International human rights law

A digitally recorded representation of a person's face that can be used for security purposes because it is as individual as a fingerprint.

The gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, especially when this leads to potential invasion of privacy.

Removing the users' account. 

Reducing the visibility of content, often without informing the user.
 

Data that describes, annotates, or gives information about other data. For example information about who is making phone calls or using online services, who they talk to, at what time and at which location. 

Black, Indigenous and other People of Colour.

The exploitation of cyberspace for the purpose of accessing and collecting confidential data.

Personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a  person.

Artificial Intelligence 

Terrorist financing 

Risk assessment 

Financial Action Task Force

FATF-Style Regional Bodies

The trend of financial institutions terminating or restricting business relationships to avoid rather than manage risk.

Countering the financing of terrorism

An intermediary bank that facilitates transfers from one country to another.

A process requiring banks to screen new customers before opening an account.

A process by which to identify, assess, and understand the money laundering and terrorist financing risks and take mitigation measures in proportion to the risk level.

Anti-money laundering 

Customer due diligence 

Enhanced due diligence 

Financial institution 

Civil society organisation

Non-profit organisation: You will notice that the FATF uses the NPO abbreviation as their official terminology; however, for consistency across the Learning Center, we are using CSO. Please note that for the purpose of this information, we understand these terms to be interchangeable, with the same meaning.

European Citizen’s Initiative