News from the Netherlands
Monthly update on human rights & tech: March 2024
The Dutch government continues to struggle with algorithms, a DSA awareness campaign and more: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: February 2024
Internet freedom advocates, European media corporation takes on Big Tech ad kings, and the Dutch registry goes Canadian: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: December 2023
Election results, re-thinking security and political advertising: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: November 2023
The difficulty of proving algorithmic discrimination, Parliament protests (again) against client-side scanning and more: these are…
Seminar European Parliament: Commission proposal not in line with recommendation experts
In het Europees Parlement spraken we over een wetsvoorstel dat ertoe zou kunnen leiden dat al onze online chats worden gemonitord. Bekijk de video hier.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: October 2023
A secret terrorism watch list, government pressured to reject client-side scanning, and the DPA looks into generative AI: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: September 2023
The umpteenth social media monitoring fail, Meta ordered to hand over user information, and storm Poly teaches government a valuable lesson about social media: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the sixth in a series.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: June 2023
Criticism piling onto Dutch mass surveillance plans, GDPR lows and highs, and a vigilant Parliament speaks out against client-side device scanning: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the fifth in a series.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: May 2023
Good and bad news for Dutch surveillance powers, and a promising position on the AI Act: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the fourth in a series.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: April 2023
Government bans TikTok (sort of), Facebook has a bad day in court, and civil society organizations mobilize against Big Tech: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the third in a series.
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Monthly update on human rights & tech: March 2023
An unprecedented appearance by the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, innovating on quicksand and the cabinet vs. confidentiality online: a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the second in a series.
Monthly update on human rights & tech: February 2023
The secret services’ reign of confusion, rogue mayors and algorithm oversight (or not): a quick read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the first in a series.