Hello, I'm Vitalik Buterin, the one who wrote the article. The following are my personal opinions, and do not represent an official position of anyone.
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I would like clarification on this law in the Commonwealth of Dominica that says that privacy agreements are null and void if you admit to being a customer of the organization. I have never heard of such a law anywhere and, as presently described, essentially implies that if a customer says "I have to go withdraw some money from XYZ bank today" on an internet forum XYZ bank somehow gains the right to start disclosing private details about its relationship with the customer. To my intuition, this sounds ridiculous. If I am wrong, I would be glad to be enlightened.
I am stunned that a writer would not do adequate due diligence in an article passing judgement on the legality of certain issues and make the effort to research the actual laws at issue. But rather than turning to a somewhat contentious internet community for answers, perhaps your follow-up article would be well served by referencing some of the following:
Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspoa AffairsAddress: 4th Floor, Financial Centre, Kennedy Avenue, Roseau
Telephone: (767) 266 3276
Fax: (767) 448 5200
E-mail:
[email protected]Hon. Dr. Collin McIntyre is the Minister.
The Ministry of Employment, Trade, Industry and Diaspora Affairs has responsibility for formulating and implementing Dominica's domestic and external trade policies. This includes export development and promotion, regional integration in CARICOM and the OECS, external trade negotiations, industry development, investment promotion, consumer protection, standards management and meteorology and Diaspora relations.
Ministry of FinanceAddress: 5th Floor, Financial Centre, Kennedy Avenue, Roseau
Telephone: (767) 266 3340
Fax: (767) 448 0054
E-mail:
[email protected]Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit is the Minister.
The Ministry of Finance has responsibility for ensuring that the public finances are maintained in a satisfactory condition and for monitoring fiscal and economic performance. The work of the Ministry is pursued partly through its oversight responsibility for resource allocation in the capital and recurrent budget(s) as implemented in the line Ministries and Departments. In addition, the Ministry of Finance undertakes a variety of functions directly and these may be categorized into two (2) broad areas namely, strategic and administrative or statutory.
Audit DepartmentAddress: 2nd Floor, Treasury Building, Hillsborough Street, Roseau
Telephone: (767) 266 3304
Fax: (767) 448 6834
E-mail:
[email protected]Mr. Clarence Christian is Director
The main objectives of the Office of the Director of Audit's functions are:
- The detection of fraudulent activities or irregularities as early as possible and promptly report to the relevant authorities including the Ministry of Finance.
- To determine the reliability of information produced within the various Government Ministries and Departments and the effectiveness of related internal policies and procedures.
- To assist Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments in attaining the most efficient administration of their respective Ministries and Departments through recommendations.
- To ascertain the extent of protection and safeguarding of the states resources against losses of any kind.