Privacy

At the Anti Money Laundering Network (AML Network), we believe that the fight against global financial crime must be rooted in both radical transparency and respect for individual privacy. While money laundering networks thrive in the shadows, the antidote isn’t surveillance—it’s ethical exposure. Our platform is designed to shine a light on systemic abuse while protecting the integrity of personal data and the rights of legitimate financial actors.

Why Privacy Matters in the Fight Against Money Laundering

Privacy and financial integrity are not opposites—they are inseparable allies. As governments expand digital surveillance powers under the pretext of anti-money laundering (AML) controls, legitimate actors—journalists, whistleblowers, activists, and everyday users—risk being swept up in dragnets intended for criminals.

The AML Network advocates for:

  • Targeted transparency, not mass data collection
  • Due process, not suspicion-based profiling
  • Secure whistleblowing, not chilling oversight
  • Voluntary compliance, not coercive enforcement

Our mission is to track illicit networks—not create new ones of surveillance.

How We Protect Privacy While Exposing Criminal Networks

We built the AML Network on the principle that transparency must serve the public interest, not infringe upon personal freedoms. Here’s how we ensure that:

Data Minimization

We only collect and store data relevant to money laundering schemes—not personally identifiable information (PII) of innocent individuals. Our databases track wallets, shell structures, asset flows, and public records tied to financial crime, not user behavior or private communication.

Publicly Verifiable Sources

Every entry in our databases is tied to open-source intelligence (OSINT), legal filings, sanctions lists, regulatory actions, blockchain records, or voluntary whistleblower submissions. We do not scrape private data or use unauthorized surveillance tools.

Anonymous Submissions & Secure Channels

Whistleblowers, analysts, and journalists can contribute to our platform through end-to-end encrypted portals. We use anonymization tools and do not log metadata associated with submission sources.

No Guilt by Association

Our platform flags risk indicators, not guilt. Inclusion in our databases is not a legal accusation but a public-interest alert based on contextual data. Every listing includes metadata, sourcing, and disclaimers.

Balancing Ethics and Exposure in the Age of Crypto and Data

In the world of cryptocurrency, privacy is often conflated with secrecy. Yet financial privacy is a right—criminal opacity is not.

We differentiate between:

  • Privacy tools used for human rights and safety (e.g., encrypted wallets in authoritarian regimes)
  • Privacy technologies misused for laundering (e.g., mixers, tumblers, unregistered DeFi protocols)

We don’t advocate for blanket bans. Instead, we promote risk scoring, usage patterns, and jurisdictional context to ensure that enforcement targets criminals—not the architecture of freedom.

A Transparent Platform That Respects Its Users

Whether you are a compliance officer, researcher, investigative journalist, or policymaker, you can explore our platform knowing that:

  • We do not track your browsing activity
  • We don’t run ad scripts or third-party trackers
  • We don’t sell data or usage logs to any government or corporate body
  • We support open verification and user feedback on our records

Our mission is accountability—not monetization.

Advocating for Better AML Policy That Respects Civil Liberties

We actively engage with digital rights groups, journalists, and civil society to ensure that AML frameworks don’t become tools of repression. Blanket surveillance under AML banners disproportionately harms the marginalized and empowers autocracies.

Our policy principles include:

  • AML regulations must be proportionate and evidence-based
  • Cryptocurrency controls must distinguish between tools and actors
  • AML measures must be bound by judicial oversight and transparency

You Deserve AML Intelligence Without Sacrificing Privacy

We invite you to explore our growing collection of databases and reports, including:

  • Cryptocurrency Laundering Database
  • Shell Companies Index
  • Real Estate Laundering Monitor
  • Corporate Laundering Exposés
  • PEP Risk Profiles

Each entry is built for public good, not private gain.

Contribute Anonymously. Collaborate Openly.

Whether you’re a whistleblower, crypto investigator, compliance researcher, or journalist, we offer tools to contribute to our platform while remaining completely anonymous.

Use our secure whistleblower submission portal
Request takedowns or corrections transparently
Join our working group for rights-based AML frameworks

The Anti Money Laundering Network is here to prove a point: You can investigate the darkest corners of global finance without sacrificing digital dignity. We are building a future where public scrutiny and personal privacy go hand in hand.

Join the movement. Demand financial accountability. Defend financial privacy.