Tag: Privacy
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Another letter from Ivo
Dutch minister of Justice Ivo Opstelten is certainly being a busy boy. Just a few days have passed since his last letter and now he has written another one, equally worrying or perhaps more so. In short, he is suggesting in an as yet not public letter that the Dutch police should have the right…
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All your data are belong to us
Organisations that are considering a move to the cloud would be wise to consider the effects of that move on the privacy and confidentiality of their data. That is the conclusion of a new report published by the University of Amsterdam. The university of Amsterdam examined the risks of such a move for educational institutions…
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“Hand over those decryption keys…or else”
Another day, another worrying proposal from the Dutch government. As we await the formation of a new cabinet, Dutch minister of Security and Justice, Ivo Opstelten is seeking to change Dutch law to make it mandatory for suspects of certain crimes to hand over their decryption keys so that law enforcement officers can have access…
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Technologically enhanced humans
Yesterday, The Register reported on a man who was physically assaulted at McDonalds in Paris for wearing computer assisted spectacles. He has a full account of the event, with photos taken by the computer assisted spectacles, on his own blog here. The exact reason for the attack on Dr. Steve Mann remains unclear but it…
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Anti-ACTA protest in the Netherlands
A number of people are organizing an Anti-ACTA protest in The Netherlands on February 4 February 11. It is high time people hold a visual protest here. The protest is in Amsterdam on Dam Square. So…who will be there? More information here! In other news, in Poland, large protests are being held and even members…
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Anonymous explains ACTA
Anonymous explains ACTA in a 6 minute video, clearly pointing out the danger to fundamental human rights, privacy and free speech as we know it. This is a very important time. ACTA must be stopped and it can be stopped at the European Parliament. If they say ‘no’, ACTA is finished. Have you written your…