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Privacy: protect it or you’ll lose it
Serial entrepreneur and technology innovation expert Danny Mekić has outspoken views about data protection and privacy. ‘Privacy and security are not each other’s enemies. They go together hand in hand. And without privacy there is no security anyway.’ Danny Mekić was 12 years old when he started working as a volunteer for the newly launched…
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“Facebook is taking the Pavlov approach to a whole new level”
Insulting a foreign head of state will soon no longer be an offence in the Netherlands. But on Facebook, it still is. Erdogan cartoons by Ruben L. Oppenheimer aren’t welcome on the online platform, and a satirical poem about Erdogan written by journalist Annabel Nanninga was sent to the digital waste bin too. Technology expert…
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Beware of viruses, despite good numbers
The Dutch have less trouble with computer viruses than the people of any other European country, according to the numbers of statistical institution Eurostat. But that doesn’t mean we should sit back and relax. The Netherlands are a popular target for cybercriminals, security researcher Jornt van der Wiel warns us. “Excellent news”, says internet expert…
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Dutch Film industry sues the State; Copyright is outdated
It was banned a year ago, but Dutch people still continue to illegally download films and TV series like nothing happened. Serves the industry right, say internet and film experts. Absolute nonsense, say film producers. The two camps have become diametrically opposed now that Dutch film industry copyrights organisation Sekam is holding the State responsible…
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Notes on the Dutch Public Transport Chipcard
ON THE DEVELOPMENT: “The Dutch OV-chipkaart (public transport chip card) was developed in a time when mobile phones couldn’t do much yet. It was something new back then, having a separate information carrier (the card itself) and application (the payment system). But nowadays, touching a card to a card reader isn’t necessary any more, now…
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Thumbs up for a ‘dislike’ button on Facebook?
On a Facebook post saying someone’s cat died, clicking the ‘like’ button doesn’t seem appropriate. But soon now, users will be able to show their sympathies without having to write a comment. Facebook users have been asking for an “I don’t like this” button for years, but until recently, the platform never wanted to indulge…