Dutch watchdog wants more powers after EU drops Microsoft Inflection probe Concerns over the elimination of a future competitor through acquihiring AI + ML19 Sep 2024 | 1
Data watchdog fines Clearview AI $33M for 'illegal' data collection Selfie-scraper again claims European law does not apply to it AI + ML03 Sep 2024 | 14
Cisco fixes WebEx flaw that allowed government, military meetings to be spied on Researchers were able to glean data from 10,000 meetings held by top Dutch gov officials Cyber-crime07 Jun 2024 | 12
Dutch government in panic mode over keeping ASML in the country Updated Lithography kitmaker has 'concerns' over ability to get the right staff amid reports of visa, immigration worries Systems06 Mar 2024 | 53
Dutch insurers demand nudes from breast cancer patients despite ban Updated No photos? No, second operation Security12 Feb 2024 | 20
Sales bonanza at ASML as China stockpiles chipmaking kit Dutch exports skyrocket thanks to Washington restrictions Systems08 Nov 2023 | 4
Date night from hell looms for Apple as Netherlands says: 'It's not me, it's you' Watchdog reportedly well and truly out of love with App Store concessions and fee cuts Personal Tech01 Nov 2023 | 4
Dutch consumer groups sue Google over its entire business model If the Chocolate Factory can't track you to sell ads, what does it have left? Personal Tech13 Sep 2023 | 40
Netherlands digital minister smacks down Big Tech over AI regs Many people die in car crashes but we don’t outlaw cars, so bad AI might be OK, says Microsoft Asia president AI + ML06 Jun 2023 | 20
Japan joins US, Netherlands in chipmaking tech export crackdown Latest rules stop short of naming you-know-who Systems02 Apr 2023 | 8
Silicon supply chain players plot exodus from China in wake of ASML's exit Vietnam, Malyasia, and Singapore roll out the welcome mat Legal13 Mar 2023 | 16
Chinese semiconductor industry: This Western chip ban alliance stinks Trade org claims restrictions will 'cause serious harm' globally Systems16 Feb 2023 | 21
Eurocops shut down Exclu encrypted messaging app, arrest dozens German and Dutch authorities say the app was a favorite of organized criminals and drug smugglers Security07 Feb 2023 | 40
Japan, Netherlands reportedly join US in China tech export ban But the first rule of Chip Fight Club must be observed. Meanwhile Beijing may have its own shadow bans Systems30 Jan 2023 | 28
US in talks with critical chip tech countries Netherlands, Japan. Topic? China sanctions Uncle Sam well aware of strategic importance of lithography industry crucial to production nodes Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14
Biden seeks out Dutch support for blockade on Chinese chip industry Cooperation could cost Netherland's ASML a billion + in sales Systems18 Jan 2023 | 8
QTS refits Dutch datacenter to warm thousands of homes with waste heat It's getting cold out there, better spin up a few more VMs Systems21 Dec 2022 | 8
Business can't make staff submit to video surveillance, says court Chetu ordered to pay restitution for employee's unlawful termination Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 76
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Now 100,000kg smaller The Ocean Cleanup pulled all that trash in less than a year, and its newest system could collect 10x more Science26 Jul 2022 | 81
Dutch University retrieves Bitcoin ransomware payment and makes a profit Promises funds will be used to support struggling students Cyber-crime05 Jul 2022 | 6
Dutch public sector gets green light to use Google Workspace Data Protection Impact Assessment merely a 'standard step' SaaS30 May 2022 | 25
Zoom agrees privacy conditions, gets low-risk rating from Netherlands Warn users there's no E2EE when using it via the browser, DPIA tells institutions Security21 Mar 2022 | 4
To our total surprise, Apple makes adding alternative payment systems to apps 'painful, expensive, clunky' Developers fume while competition watchdog issues a third puny €5m fine Applications08 Feb 2022 | 48
Jeff Bezos adds some more overheads to his $485m yacht by taking down historic bridge Rotterdam can't get over it Bootnotes03 Feb 2022 | 141
Volunteer Dutch flaw finders bag $100k to forward national bug bounty goal Huntress Labs tips some loose change into vuln-spotters' cup Security13 Jan 2022 |
Dutch nuclear authority bans anti-5G pendants that could hurt their owners via – you guessed it – radiation Gullible conspiracists find that stupid is as stupid does Personal Tech17 Dec 2021 | 182
Maker of ATM bombing tutorials blew himself up – Euro cops Vid filming ended in deadly disaster Bootnotes02 Oct 2021 | 155
Dutch Queen, robot involved in opening of 3D-printed bridge in red-light district Have we been smoking something? Offbeat16 Jul 2021 | 36
Huawei could have snooped on the Dutch prime minister's phone calls thanks to KPN network core access Nobody caught – er, held us responsible, says Chinese firm Networks19 Apr 2021 | 44
Dutch telco KPN goes its own Huawei, picks Ericsson for its 5G core network 'Yet another nail in the coffin' says analyst as former fan NL's biggest operator looks to Sweden Networks15 Oct 2020 | 3
Dutch Gateway store was kept udder wraps for centuries until refit dug up computing history Cow about that? Bootnotes31 Jul 2020 | 66
Google rolls out Titan keys to Europe, Japan. Plus: Group Policy bug is a feature, not a flaw, says Microsoft Roundup And Adobe in remote-code execution patch non-shocker OSes24 Feb 2020 | 7
Huygens if true: Dutch police break up bulletproof hosting outfit and kill Mirai botnet Cops also Cruyff cloggy couple Security03 Oct 2019 | 23
Dutch cheesed off at Microsoft, call for Rexit from Office Online, Mobile apps over Redmond data slurping Cloggies less than chilled out over Windows telemetry SaaS30 Jul 2019 | 40
Dutch cops collar fella accused of crafting and flogging Office macro nasties to cyber-crooks Accused bloke cuffed after plod swoop on home OSes18 Jul 2019 | 10
Hansa down, this is cool: How Dutch cops snatched the wheel of dark web charabanc Presumably while singing 'takedowns from Amsterdam' Security08 Mar 2018 | 50
Mozilla devs discuss ditching Dutch CA, because cryptowars We don' want no STEENKIN' proxies, as will be possible under new local laws Security30 Oct 2017 | 69
Vodafone's NB-IoT launch dates for Ireland and Netherlands slip Delay may indicate Internet of Things market is less frantic than thought Edge + IoT23 Mar 2017 | 2
Netherlands reverts to hand-counted votes to quell security fears Windows XP? SHA-1? USB sneakernet? What were they thinking? Or smoking? Security02 Feb 2017 | 42
Dutch govt ordered to use open standards for comms from 2017 Tough net neutrality rules draw fire, too Legal14 Oct 2016 | 12
Dutch court says BREIN should get e-book uploaders' names It's 2016 and Usenet providers are still being used sued Legal23 Jun 2016 | 10
Don't snoop on staff via wearables, says Dutch privacy agency Permission under pressure isn't permission at all Legal09 Mar 2016 | 25
Netherlands votes to splash cash on encryption projects €500k for Open/Libre/Polar-SSL Legal09 Dec 2015 | 18
Uber's double Dutch moment: Cops raid offices a second time Ride-booking app one of the few things not allowed in Amsterdam Legal29 Sep 2015 | 20
Welkom in Nederland: Laid-back, chilled, and MONITORING everything For sure, we’ll have the better oversight thing Security08 Jul 2015 | 34
Dutch Transport Inspectorate raid Uber's Amsterdam office We told you, guys. Enough with the uberPOP already Legal26 Mar 2015 | 44
Dutch telcos build data bonfire after judge nixes retention law Guys, why do you need all this stuff anyway? Legal12 Mar 2015 | 10
GRUNTY CHIMPS 'blend in among locals' after moving to Scotland Moaning foreigners get used to gruff Caledonia Science06 Feb 2015 | 22
IBM nearly HALVES its effective tax rate in 2013 - report Big Blue reportedly benefits from shuffling profits through Dutch subsidiary On-Prem04 Feb 2014 | 37
Google in Dutch: Privacy changes BREAK data law, says Netherlands Mountain View invited to hearing over privacy penetration and consent fail Legal29 Nov 2013 | 24
Dutch operators: Ugh, we really overdid it on the 4G last night... Punters wake up with empty wallets after spectrum auction Networks18 Dec 2012 | 45
Apple sticks finger in dyke, cuts off Dutch flood of Galaxy S, SII, Ace What was it like before the patent wars, mummy? Legal28 Nov 2012 | 91
Dutch unleash intelligent robot bins: No ID, no rubbish Saving money, carbon... the world Networks12 Sep 2012 | 93
Dutch payment-by-bonkers bonk payments on the head Phone networks flee incoming Google, Apple NFC onslaught Networks20 Jul 2012 | 5
Dutch delay wireless wallets: T-Mobile waves, doesn't pay NFC rollout pushed back On-Prem02 Dec 2011 | 4
Samsung takes another hit in patent punch-up Korean firm loses bid to ban Apple products in the Netherlands Legal14 Oct 2011 | 22
Belgians aim to be third neutral-net nation Obviously some doubts could be cast on their neutrality Networks13 Sep 2011 | 18
Galaxy Tab still legal in the Netherlands Keen to fondle a new slab? Bless the open-minded Dutch On-Prem15 Aug 2011 | 29