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De aandeelhouders van Solvinity, het bedrijf achter DigiD, spanden een kort geding aan tegen de staatssecretaris van Digitale Economie en Soevereiniteit. De rechtbankzaak kreeg veel media-aandacht, maar volgens een aanwezige blogger kwamen bepaalde observaties uit de rechtszaal niet of nauwelijks in het nieuws.

Op 25 juni gaf de auteur de openingstoespraak van de Surf Privacy en Security Conferentie, waarin hij opriep tot concrete actie op het gebied van digitale autonomie. Ondanks meer dan 50 eerdere presentaties over dit onderwerp, werd nu voor het eerst een volledig transcript gemaakt.

Uit een onderzoeksrapport blijkt dat de AIVD en MIVD slordig en soms onrechtmatig omgaan met bulkdatasets: grote bestanden met data over miljoenen willekeurige mensen, verkregen via informanten, andere overheidsorganisaties, buitenlandse diensten of commerciële partijen.

The author argues that US big-tech companies should not be invited to discussions about European digital autonomy, as their presence distorts the conversation and hinders the development of independent European digital infrastructure and policies.

A KPN customer explains how to use the KPN Interactive TV set-top box without the mandatory Experia Box router, providing configuration instructions and updates needed after a recent firmware change in 2026. The article includes troubleshooting tips such as factory reset procedures for the receiver.

De auteur kookt al tien jaar op gietijzeren pannen en is zeer tevreden over de duurzaamheid en het kookoppervlak. Anti-aanbakpannen verliezen na verloop van tijd hun laag, wat mogelijk leidt tot het binnenkrijgen van deeltjes. Gietijzeren pannen gaan jarenlang mee zonder vervanging.

The author argues that discussions on EU digital autonomy are stagnating and calls for civil society and think tanks to look beyond current legislation and European values. The piece urges progress on the full, long road to digital sovereignty, including considerations beyond what is currently being debated.

De staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken heeft de overname van Solvinity door Kyndryl verboden na aanhoudende zorgen van onder meer 200.000 petitieondertekenaars en de stichting The Firewall. Het besluit volgt op aanzienlijke maatschappelijke en politieke druk, waaronder een overvolle Kamerzitting.

The article argues that replacing Palantir in government requires more than just building alternative software; it requires understanding the broader ecosystem of contracts, procurement, and institutional dependency that makes Palantir so entrenched. Simply writing new code with "European values" will fail without addressing these structural and bureaucratic factors.

Steeds meer organisaties vragen zich af wat ze nú kunnen doen aan digitale autonomie. Auteur Bert Hubert wijst erop dat we dertig jaar lang digitale zaken naar Amerika hebben verschoven of uitbesteed, en dat het tijd kost om die situatie te keren.

The first assembly of the Democratic Tech Alliance (DTA) was held in the European Parliament, bringing together European political groups including the Greens/EFA, Renew Europe, the European People's Party, and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

George Orwell's 1939 review of Bertrand Russell's "Power: A New Social Analysis," originally published in The Adelphi, had become difficult to find online. The article's author recovered a copy from the Internet Archive and republished it, noting that Orwell's review offers insights beyond a typical book critique.

The article argues that to function normally, people must accept contradictory realities: that climate change is catastrophic but also that society treats mitigation as economically unviable. It explores the psychological dissonance required to live in a world facing existential threats while continuing daily life without urgent action.

Under Danish leadership, EU member states are pushing for messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal to scan all photos and links using AI. If the AI detects potential child pornography, user photos, location, phone numbers, and other details would be reported to Europol and local police.

Under Danish leadership, many EU countries want to force messaging companies like WhatsApp and Signal to inspect all photos and links using AI. If AI suspects child abuse material, it would send photos, location, phone numbers and personal data to Europol and local police.

The EU's Chatcontrol 2025 proposal, led by Denmark, would require messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal to scan all photos and links using AI for suspected child pornography. If AI flags content, user data including photos, location, and phone numbers would be reported to Europol and local police. The consequences for flagged users remain unspecified.

The EU's Chatcontrol initiative, led by Denmark, would require messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal to scan all user photos and links using AI. If the AI detects potential child pornography, user data including photos, location, and phone numbers would be reported to Europol and local police.

Many EU member states, led by Denmark, are advocating to force WhatsApp and Signal to inspect users' photos and links using AI. If the AI detects potential child pornography, personal data including photos, location, and phone numbers would be forwarded to a new EU Centre, then to Europol and local police.

Several EU member states, led by Denmark, support mandatory scanning of photos and links shared in chat apps like WhatsApp and Signal using AI. If AI suspects child pornography content, user data including photos, location, and phone number would be automatically reported to Europol and local police.

Several EU member states, led by Denmark, want WhatsApp and Signal to scan all sent photos and links with AI for potential child abuse content. If AI detects suspicious content, user data including images, location, and phone numbers would be automatically reported to Europol and local police. This initiative is being discussed in Greece.

EU member states led by Denmark want to require messaging apps to scan all user photos and links with AI for child pornography. If AI suspects content, personal data would be reported to Europol and local police. Consequences could include having to explain photos to authorities during travel.

At Denmark's urging, many EU member states are pushing to require messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal to scan all photos and links using AI. If the AI has even minimal suspicion of child pornography, users' photos, location, phone number, and other details would be reported to Europol and local police forces.

Several EU member states, led by Denmark, are pushing to require WhatsApp, Signal and similar services to scan all user photos and links with AI for potential child sexual abuse material. If AI flags content as suspicious, users' photos, location, phone numbers and other data would be reported to Europol and local police.

The Netherlands is considering establishing an "Agency for Disruptive Innovation" to foster groundbreaking ideas that could transform the world. Traditional methods of stimulating science and innovation are poorly suited for such high-risk, high-reward projects. Germany has already created a successful agency for this purpose, though not without challenges.

Few Dutch parliament members volunteer for the Digital Affairs committee because being too digital can harm political careers. This has previously affected hard workers like Hind Dekker and Lisa van Ginneken. The issue is now gaining attention through NerdVote.nl.

The article discusses how individual parliament members face challenges when questioning ministers, as ministers have teams of policy advisors who can provide immediate responses while MPs often stand alone in debates.

The talk discusses risks of shipping unknown build dependencies from npm and runtime third-party service dependencies. It questions whether projects adequately consider long-term costs, and introduces "microstacks" as an approach using minimal build dependencies and no runtime service dependencies.

The book "Het kon minder, de lessen van Johan Remkes" by Thijs Broer and Peter Kee explores how Remkes became a sought-after problem solver in Dutch politics. It is not a biography but focuses on his approach to problem-solving and what others might learn from it.

The article questions whether Europe should continue relying on American big tech companies for digital infrastructure, noting that this dependence means US entities can monitor operations and potentially disrupt services like tax administration.

The author reflects on their career journey from working on surveillance software at the AIVD to later becoming a supervisor for the same agency, where they had to authorize surveillance operations ranging from individual monitoring to mass interception.