privacy

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Pokémon Go app on a phone.
BusinessTechCultureLifestyle
Scans by Dutch Pokémon Go players may have helped U.S. develop military drone technology
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A girl takes a selfie with her puppy.
1-1-2CultureLifestyle
Men might be secretly watching girls as young as 11 in public WhatsApp ‘girls’ houses’
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DigiD app on a Google Pixel A4, 28 January 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Parliament wants gov't to take DigiD away from Solvinity before U.S. takeover happens
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
Crime
Oidido under investigation for keeping customer data for too long
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ChatGPT app icon on smartphone screen with pushing finger. Artificial intelligence chatbot service on mobile phone
PoliticsTechInnovation
Privacy watchdog urges Dutch government to regulate AI quickly
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Odido's headquarters building in The Hague. Undated
Business
Odido keeps customer data much longer than claimed; Many switching providers since hack
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Police deploy a water cannon against Extinction Rebellion activists blocking the A12 in The Hague; May 27, 2023.
Crime
Cops looked up climate protester's personal data hundreds of times: Ombudsman critical
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European union flag in front of building
Politics
Location data of high-ranking EU officials for sale online
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Artificial Intelligence
PoliticsTechInnovation
Over half of municipal workers are using AI, but policy is lagging behind
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Euros and cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin
Business
Managers at crypto firm Bitvavo had easy access to client data: Report
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Dutch police station.
Politics
Dutch police also use controversial AI intelligence software by American Palantir
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A Google Street View car
Business
Noord-Holland residents claim Google Streetview driver violated private property rules
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Messaging apps Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp
Business
Chat app Signal exploding in Netherlands since Trump's inauguration
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New police uniform
CrimePolitics
Ombudsman starts investigation into cops visiting protesters at home
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Police officers
Crime
Video: Dutch police apologize for confronting, intimidating protester at her home
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Messaging apps Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp
Business
WhatsApp is private and safe, director promises Dutch media as Signal use grows
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Dutch police station.
Politics
New criminal procedure code insufficiently protects citizens privacy, regulator says
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Mosque in the Netherlands
Crime
Almere violated Muslims' fundamental rights by secretly infiltrating mosques: Ombudsman
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The sign outside a police station near Leidseplein in Amsterdam. 30 April 2023
CrimePolitics
"Highly likely" a foreign country behind massive Dutch police data breach, says minister
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Messaging apps Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp
Politics
Experts urge Dutch gov't to reject EU plan to scan citizens' messages for child porn
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Police cars lined up across from the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam. 19 March 2021
CrimeTech
Police officers' personal data also included in leak affecting all police employees
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A man holding a smartphone
PoliticsBusiness
Chamber of Commerce will finally shield entrepreneurs' phone numbers to prevent abuse
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An Uber driver
Business
Uber head office in Netherlands shared drivers' data with foreign law enforcement
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DNA molecule
CrimePoliticsTechScience
Dutch cops could use commercial DNA databases in criminal cases despite privacy concerns