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Privacy watchdog recommends schools, ministries ditch Google 0
- News, Technology
- June 23, 2021
Privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens has recommended the justice ministry, schools and universities stop using Google services, such as email and cloud storage, because they don’t comply with European privacy laws, according to confidential documents in the possession of the Financieele Dagblad. The AP criticism of the American software giant was ‘unusually strongly worded’, the paper
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Dutch say EU proposal to curb big tech clout is too feeble 0
- Europe, Technology
- June 18, 2021
The Netherlands has joined France and Germany in calling on the EU to get tougher on big tech companies such as Facebook and Google. The three countries have signed a discussion document claiming that Brussels’ plans to limit European dependence on American tech companies and to invest in European alternatives do not go far enough.
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Amsterdam-based challenger bank bunq expands to France; rolls out Update 17 for mobile apps 0
- News, Start-ups, Technology
- June 8, 2021
Back in April, the Amsterdam-based challenger bank, bunq, expanded its operation into Germany by launching local IBAN (International Bank Account Numbers) for German members to enjoy all of the features of their bank accounts to the fullest. bunq in France Now the Dutch fintech company is expanding its operation into France with French IBANs and a new office
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Government apps use Apple and Google, ‘driving millions to US big tech’: FD 0
- News, Technology
- June 4, 2021
Government apps are only available to people who are Google and Apple clients excluding those who wish to use or offer alternatives and therefore promoting unfair competition, experts have told the Financieele Dagblad. Government online services, such as the tax office and social benefits agency UWV, can only be safely accessed by people who agree
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3D printed home in Eindhoven welcomes tenants in European first 0
- News, Technology
- May 27, 2021
Tenants have now moved in to Europe’s first fully 3D printed house, which has been built out of layers of concrete in Eindhoven. The house, a detached single-storey home with two bedrooms, is designed to look like a boulder to fit in with the natural surroundings, while at the same time demonstrating the versatility of
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Dutch electric vehicle maker Lightyear partners with Bridgestone for the world’s first long-range solar electric car 0
- Electronics & Gadgets, News, Technology
- May 2, 2021
In the latest development, Bridgestone has inked an exclusive partnership with Netherlands-based mobility innovator Lightyear. Notably, Bridgestone has engineered tyres specifically for Lightyear One, the world’s first long-range solar electric vehicle. Lightyear One will hit test tracks in Q2 2021 and will be commercially available by the end of Q4. 37 per cent people are skeptical According to the recent
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