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Dutch Film industry sues the State; Copyright is outdated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…
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Facebook’s dislike button is also about money
“Today is a special day,” said Facebook tycoon Mark Zuckerberg during the latest Q&A session with his users. Facebook users have been asking for a dislike button for years; today, he could finally announce there’s going to be one. Or something like it, anyway. It remains unclear what this new button is going to look…
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Regular phone calls will eventually disappear, too
Have you tried it yet, calling people using WhatsApp or Facebook? Making phone calls with an app on your smartphone is becoming easier and easier. Is this our cue to switch to data-only plans, or would it be better to hold on to the phone calls for a little longer? Making calls using WhatsApp was already…
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GCCS ‘cyber summit’ is a joke
To those in the IT world, the ‘cyber summit’ in the Hague is a joke. That’s what internet expert Danny Mekić says about it. „The governments are not talking about the one issue that matters most themselves: online espionage by governmental agencies themselves. Governments need to take a good look at themselves; the greatest threat…