2026-06-26T07:53:30Z https://njump.me Frederik Borgesius https://njump.me/npub12x85xca2w3gualep4srkavnyj9xxera2mdk7jnawqpcazxl2h5tqzz2tu4 https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/accounts/avatars/109/297/597/992/211/275/original/2fba7e4222c3a5d1.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/accounts/avatars/109/297/597/992/211/275/original/2fba7e4222c3a5d1.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95wuhg0pv482jp3m5ydawvn4j9t78ws6mz3e60l2j06cxutg9dfszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vpfmqlu ‘Project Hail Mary’ by Andy Weir.<br/><br/>Great hard science fiction novel!<br/><br/>Difficult to put down, and also funny sometimes.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary</a> <br/><br/>#books #reading 2026-07-18T18:24:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2r9r3vckt0ek65ezg0yrfcrv3jl4wxara9fw8m0zjjqvcmgaj7gszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vkjsgkn Arriving in Enschede for the STS NL conference<br/><br/><a href="https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-nl2026/">https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-nl2026/</a> <br/><br/>#sts #tech #ai #law 2026-04-16T16:37:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsywlxya8gqspwv2nk9vawjjlf8uz0zlxh2tf5zpmetcul97flfdggzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v29sya2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsywms5508gr9cjje5syhfk9hjzvq692yq86zggnxmpakhk9vs7gqqjfy8ty'>nevent1q…y8ty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, the thesis will be published online. 2026-04-14T12:04:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw6v0n9c8vpvze34ku3sn596evd2gytasevgcyeppuzaaja4t7xegzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vc8t3p0 11 May, PhD defence Marvin van Bekkum<br/><br/>Where Law meets Artificial Intelligence: Discrimination and Unfair Differentiation in Insurance<br/><br/>#law #ai #insurance #fintech <br/><br/><a href="https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events/where-law-meets-artificial-intelligence-discrimination-and-unfair-differentiation-in-insurance">https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events/where-law-meets-artificial-intelligence-discrimination-and-unfair-differentiation-in-insurance</a> 2026-04-12T18:56:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvyf0ngxyjjceuu7wkt4stwk38axl4yfqheg3jgxu7vfn83ffjfaqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v5np6r8 Looking forward to the inaugural lecture of Marloes van Noorloos today:<br/><br/>&#39;Criminal law and social inequality&#39;<br/><br/>The criminal justice system sometimes exacerbates social inequality. <br/><br/>People at the bottom of society are hit harder by the criminal justice system in all sorts of ways, says Professor Marloes van Noorloos. She adds that this has to change.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2026/04/als-het-strafrecht-oneerlijk-uitpakt">https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2026/04/als-het-strafrecht-oneerlijk-uitpakt</a> 2026-04-10T09:24:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9mt7e85uf7utq4a6vg35h0kevw6nxcv7ju9fh2r5pegtuw5th83qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v0zcxdx The Netherlands. <br/><br/>‘Cybercriminals who hacked into telecom provider Odido have published all remaining customer data...<br/><br/>The dataset contains the data of more than 6.5 million individuals.’<br/><br/>The Netherlands has roughly 18 million inhabitants.<br/><br/>#privacy #security #cybersecurity #tech #databreach #odido #netherlands<br/><br/><a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2604461-odido-hackers-publiceren-resterende-klantdata-ook-miljoenen-id-nummers">https://nos.nl/artikel/2604461-odido-hackers-publiceren-resterende-klantdata-ook-miljoenen-id-nummers</a> 2026-03-01T07:41:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2r4ywh2r23qx6rrgvll9wte6ayg0q675jfhm65ufhv9djnn8mhcqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vtmxqa0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswycj973s8c52pacvqx097eadmpct9f9l3l5xuctscf4jzlar6ylcglkfvg'>nevent1q…kfvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Veel succes met de nieuwe baan! En welkom op Mastodon! 2026-02-28T08:04:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg0y4ramyf44eqgum2d6srkvhdz0gmzz70fm30lem4qcu8pdgvwxgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vpks9hx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxmuxvpe6nx7y7tecxyu5kvg7dnn5cswq52xdnpz2nqpu4w7fgpcgvt2fp'>nevent1q…t2fp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😄 2026-02-27T15:41:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfr87lu033ryhg7w6fg9lhn7z524jp45zzudmp2v4yw7xpajk3g4qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v0jj4ah &#34;Het grootste gevaar van een datalek zoals nu met Odido is eigenlijk dat je slachtoffer kunt worden van &#39;phishing&#39;&#34;, zegt Zuiderveen Borgesius.<br/><br/>En nog wat citaten van mij.<br/><br/><a href="https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/datalek-zoals-nu-bij-odido-een-nieuw-bsn-kan-niet-een-nieuw-paspoort-lost-het-ook-niet-op-162894">https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/datalek-zoals-nu-bij-odido-een-nieuw-bsn-kan-niet-een-nieuw-paspoort-lost-het-ook-niet-op-162894</a><br/><br/>#avg #privacy #gdpr #odidio #cybersecurity #tech 2026-02-27T13:50:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx6gwdyjfgh9vye8kvpjdqc5wegm2rypm92cveg8gn4frtpw6nz2qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vp9980n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wdjmen9550jh8zgky23qsxhve03nkspjah7ep4qcczk9cqy6y7guxwevv'>nevent1q…wevv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed: states give too much attention to predicting crime etc, rather than predicting who needs help. There are some ‘help’ projects though. (They can also be problematic.) 2026-02-25T09:09:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstnlyjzsqk23vxdmde4tk8hmjtp6ydkfvq7nclh3gvx4axcljx54qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vm2zgd8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2dakscuqagjmsmnwsxfypntzgm94ua3m6tmd2q3zdc2fcefwfc2g8qx6ey'>nevent1q…x6ey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! Wasn’t too difficult, this question :) 2026-02-23T18:11:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstjm56x7rakxxxpfcsy0f76hcw536se8rjh2nmtqfv8k5rd7rc66gzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vdm0n29 &#39;Online chemists share sensitive customer data with Google and Meta, research shows&#39;<br/><br/>&#39;Is this allowed?<br/><br/>No, says Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius,&#39; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/online-drogisterijen-delen-gevoelige-klantdata-met-google-en-meta-blijkt-uit-onderzoek~b9379fae/">https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/online-drogisterijen-delen-gevoelige-klantdata-met-google-en-meta-blijkt-uit-onderzoek~b9379fae/</a> 2026-02-23T16:30:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs82favllpxx5wyvxz9k5va79y0wpf7083fyvuc8cch5hyaed9h50gzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vyxktc4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zd0dvehjmd9fzdp5yarwlqnxv4uptfxxy2u84hxrtt9x7g6ur0s844tt6'>nevent1q…4tt6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The journalists did follow-up research, based on a paper by Zahra Moti, Kimberley Frings, Christine Utz, Gunes Acar (and me). <a href="https://gunesacar.net/assets/bitter-pill-pharmacy-privacy-dpm-25.pdf">https://gunesacar.net/assets/bitter-pill-pharmacy-privacy-dpm-25.pdf</a> 2026-02-23T09:52:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsql7l744s3d8qktx6px8cu92jsyllwwk2fwevl4wz9zqk8wgjnvdgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vlxq06h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgq6svnkjdv2l36j32npeyctmwxr24sjewy79pn4g4z68sp266grc54c6v7'>nevent1q…c6v7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>De journalisten hebben vervolgonderzoek gedaan naar aanleiding van een paper van Zahra Moti, Kimberley Frings, Christine Utz, Gunes Acar (en ik). <a href="https://gunesacar.net/assets/bitter-pill-pharmacy-privacy-dpm-25.pdf">https://gunesacar.net/assets/bitter-pill-pharmacy-privacy-dpm-25.pdf</a> 2026-02-23T09:51:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvscqunj98pda4qw0x40zxzn7twqjtnehuxy9gwlc83yc0pk7kc6szypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vmkeuz8 Data breaches, the Dutch child benefits scandal... <br/><br/>Should victims be given a new BSN number (national identification number)? <br/><br/>A creative and interesting idea. <br/><br/>But changing someone&#39;s BSN number would have too many disadvantages.<br/><br/>I therefore think it is an unwise idea. <br/><br/>I said this on the radio, on the show “Een Vandaag”. <br/><br/>The item starts at 1:07. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/eenvandaag/019a9be2-1919-7276-889e-06a80ac09db4/2026-02-20-eenvandaag">https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/eenvandaag/019a9be2-1919-7276-889e-06a80ac09db4/2026-02-20-eenvandaag</a> <br/><br/>#privacy #gdpr #avg#databreach #datalek #odido #cybersecurity 2026-02-22T17:17:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv5cq4jaq833g6elxewsu9mzyrmahenj5t5a69x05kacwjq0mj4zszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v0jl3cj Datalekken, de toeslagenaffaire… <br/><br/>Zouden slachtoffers een nieuw BSN-nummer moeten krijgen? <br/><br/>Een creatieve en interessante gedachte. <br/><br/>Maar er blijken te veel nadelen te kleven aan het veranderen van iemands BSN-nummer. <br/><br/>Ik vind het dus een onverstandig idee. <br/><br/>Dat zei ik op de radio, bij ‘Een Vandaag’. Het item begint om 1:07. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/eenvandaag/019a9be2-1919-7276-889e-06a80ac09db4/2026-02-20-eenvandaag">https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/eenvandaag/019a9be2-1919-7276-889e-06a80ac09db4/2026-02-20-eenvandaag</a> <br/><br/>#privacy #gdpr #avg#databreach #datalek #odido #cybersecurity 2026-02-22T17:15:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0a0wuxewyvr8g7nzs9h08qpqtsdrret0l2hawepj8e5zr7g5vpwqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vne77kj This is a strange book.<br/><br/>‘Rental Person Who Does Nothing’, Shoji Morimoto (2023)<br/><br/>‘The true life adventures of Shoji Morimoto, who launched a business in which he rents himself out to do nothing in Japan.’<br/><br/>#books #reading #japan <br/><br/><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/shoji-morimoto/rental-person-who-does-nothing/9781035012824">https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/shoji-morimoto/rental-person-who-does-nothing/9781035012824</a> 2026-02-14T18:36:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq8ccu6670q4czta65qwyndfs8ws7rq3yqp2sw96mnsqv6pf538fqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vwx0hk8 ‘There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job’ by Kikuko Tsumura<br/><br/>A strange novel, with a strange atmosphere. The protagonist is a nameless woman who does several jobs in Japan. <br/><br/>The novel is a tad slow for my taste. <br/><br/>Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it. <br/><br/>#books #reading <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/theres-no-such-thing-as-an-easy-job-9781635576917/">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/theres-no-such-thing-as-an-easy-job-9781635576917/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/116/048/350/612/591/568/original/d565db0edcd66be3.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-10T21:02:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsppgv4eau4q99f69f95m9jk2eacacyjzrt709l6v424wv8cxp6f7qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vze0cjp &#39;The European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design. This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalised recommender system.&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_312</a><br/><br/>#eu #law #politics #tech #dsa #platform #tiktok<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/116/024/360/940/330/593/original/638b0ecd7898a98b.png"> <br/> 2026-02-06T15:22:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr3kn3er9jll8wxfp6c9wshw3tnc2qvqmgaxuwcm29hfcg9y4x3cszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vhwaqyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgdx0ujpldx9x8xxtd7m5q8wjch4f7quddscka708lr2wcsjjklqgdvpsd'>nevent1q…vpsd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! I need all the encouragement that I can get! :) 2026-02-01T15:43:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtwckc0f5gkjpmyffq6l9w870dmt6hfx93kadxwn3cg4g8kxmexqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v2vcwl7 Marking... <br/><br/>#academia 2026-02-01T14:00:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs04jhd4ha9dnh5zf2wz6kywlyzm3km28uqupgsk27h58sswxhqrpczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vj78e5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rca7apjrghermn96gsqz2c6nv2pcucvftll2qzpggeclme50yzc95w6mp'>nevent1q…w6mp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👍️ 2026-01-29T17:29:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszmc2syf60xxr9azsvw2tzskh8ys9k42r3k6m4kc2tlfzkkzylpdszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vsd7247 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3dng5t0h0859826wjsje6lsmukdgje2k2t0dz0u653fwma9uplg3fv9sy'>nevent1q…v9sy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well done! I still have quite some marking to do... 2026-01-29T15:48:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrqnqru77u6yrsv8zmw84hkn644xc3rryqtpu2lnwx7z2jy6jh7rszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273van0vez In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvjukrm7y75r96hxdsj83kp2f0y37k7ehfh49sdmhca5u9p0y83sy74gax'>nevent1q…4gax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👍 2026-01-27T18:42:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszu5um4hk6zuh9awchvp8xpv9068gc7lf565u4qyt62kq5y02upaqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v67v6pw Marking day... 2026-01-27T15:05:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswtf3q6t340w6km954wfjt0y2hdj3tn8mm2e22lglkjd7z45nn0vszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vazmglt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhndkskra3lhdnz6y56qkm5xjfc6wkjr79wsjn9ek4l422n4v5usdcr5fh'>nevent1q…r5fh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks Chris! 2026-01-13T16:34:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs23mymnd0m39z5w9csn9jw5zy6c5hvgfxkdu6ae8cmjk28n4zgvzgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vsw9yrk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfadr4ychy6q3hepq2z58ssgwa9g0c4kpp23x05wempxvkmpxgt4qdked4k'>nevent1q…ed4k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks Livio! I forgot to mention that I’m a Mac user. 2026-01-12T18:38:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9w73c7d7h4v6jj2eqwtrx60l6k7d27phwmux3wun6d5un3pphd4gzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vyet7h7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28jgmklqgelzvmshppl5087thx3wltfum93nc6sxypxydur95lagrr98dc'>nevent1q…98dc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks Victoria! I have always been happy with HP so far too. 2026-01-12T15:50:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrps9svcdtszsu607djzw5agmwrgg2hdmxdyqt0fvgcgktf4ytntqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vnrql76 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7q3njva07v2uy22lvjxnt08sldv5uyw0887qvk8d8qymh8wtt4shwyfp5'>nevent1q…yfp5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🤦‍♂️ 2026-01-07T10:42:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqe59u9lxgsv9lavd85zlx05q2n64298nn05g0std5a68zv6j8amgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vxq60ck No thanks, The Atlantic<br/><br/>‘We and our 1266 [!] technology partners ask you to consent to the use of cookies to store and access personal data on your device.’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/world/">https://www.theatlantic.com/world/</a><br/><br/>#privacy #surveillance #advertising #gdpr<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/838/385/147/621/994/original/647b99a139718700.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-04T19:05:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs08vsf8pmzdg2t3ur46zhfxa25zc7y6fp0twpxdcf85nrn85dmy7gzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vtfwjg8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxgd4ptwyvynu2gpfu6ty46xtclfvs3e3pzex6cvdfy760v393jc486z43'>nevent1q…6z43</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup - often too procedural for my taste too 2025-12-26T14:34:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv0eyxx2c57us094ufyaxm4hskfh3cclkuhq2p7px85r40juyer6czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vrx7927 [@bert_hubert](<a href="https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert">https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert</a> ) <br/><br/>Great background picture on your profile! 2025-12-26T13:09:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr90khvtraeavkue4vxmylq3hrzr4gqcu8tt5mqzlkuva0kl62fuqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vpv02xl ‘Flesh’ by David Szalay.<br/><br/>I like this novel. I’m still not sure whether the protagonist is a calculating asshole, or a naive guy to who most stuff just happens. Or a bit of both.<br/><br/>Well-written too. I love such concise language.<br/><br/><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/an-extract-from-flesh-by-david-szalay">https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/an-extract-from-flesh-by-david-szalay</a><br/><br/>#books #holidayreading 2025-12-26T12:13:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszffq34ka5cct4lvtywjllnrry0hkz509kmscu47lr2cthpqjtkxczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vfs6g9s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstw3slgxjx6r0s2y74dtdmaanjy350x3ff3kr4s7x4hhqw09q4j8cnd557m'>nevent1q…557m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love those parts too! 2025-12-25T16:54:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00ckwyt732ffafx24kp0nmr2vhfez3cywlgmhl09av22wwsylyqczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vljyc0y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdd6wjh7dvm335e6k38akyr83ryctrs3qezgjf7njmycsmwx36mts2hc7ys'>nevent1q…c7ys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://avalonlibrary.net/ebooks/Guy%20Deutscher%20-%20The%20Unfolding%20of%20Language%20An%20Evolutionary%20Tour%20of%20Mankinds%20Greatest%20Invention.pdf">https://avalonlibrary.net/ebooks/Guy%20Deutscher%20-%20The%20Unfolding%20of%20Language%20An%20Evolutionary%20Tour%20of%20Mankinds%20Greatest%20Invention.pdf</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/jul/02/featuresreviews.guardianreview13">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/jul/02/featuresreviews.guardianreview13</a> 2025-12-25T13:23:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdd6wjh7dvm335e6k38akyr83ryctrs3qezgjf7njmycsmwx36mtszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vjrl5h8 Just finished ‘The Unfolding of Language’ by Guy Deutscher.<br/><br/>I love it.<br/><br/>I’ve learnt loads about the structure of language.<br/><br/>E.g.:<br/><br/>In most languages it’s easy to turn a noun into a verb: ‘Alice skins a cow’.<br/>But turning a verb into a noun often requires adding letters: ‘move’ - ‘movement’. Or in Dutch: ‘bewegen’ - ‘beweging’.<br/><br/>#books #holidayreading 2025-12-25T13:23:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdlejyhp98djh6wcr4sutqu5ph46qasxj7uk5u9yhktyjq0vxpyqszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vdne7pz ‘The European Commission strongly condemns the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton.’<br/><br/><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3160">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_3160</a><br/>#law #politics #dsa #eu 2025-12-24T11:37:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxv07vhtpde23ltta02503aydnf5x7nwuq4munwfada7u2r7lnapszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vza2qp0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlyavea4ve5fr43mt2vf6jy6wq58hvl7978v2y80r8m9q6eh02qsy73m0y'>nevent1q…3m0y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have fun Jaap-Henk! 2025-12-19T21:06:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst9xw0al0y765jmkz8en5k2rq8umyaw9cm4g7vq2fsgaq5g5wajxqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v75wrn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6p53drdj8fy0n0394jr2v79lg8y630sjs64t63v84nw8c0kujmsh2xj3z'>nevent1q…xj3z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks Djoerd! 2025-12-19T16:47:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs89zq3zym7kn9u3fm7hzhlsdt3hqztyj7dqectky08syp8pp80tlczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vtp7ncy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlsjpvz55l6jaxft45d8fevek4sm57ugkxurelt8cwxly0rsn27g0mpnah'>nevent1q…pnah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👍 🙏 2025-12-19T16:23:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2vt0jygfdt36zjje4dgk25zm9c0duflcsqyj62f7wwq5gjgx43kszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v0v80w4 Yes - auto reply on. Time off.<br/><br/>Enjoy the holiday everybody! 2025-12-19T16:23:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxau4hcxu646zfku2gfg37wlrdtsr8423kvw877j56rkwxgszywhczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vah780d STS NL Conference 2026<br/><br/>Call for abstracts for presentations and posters<br/><br/>Deadline 7 January<br/><br/><a href="https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-nl2026/call-for-abstracts-for-presentations-and-posters/">https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/sts-nl2026/call-for-abstracts-for-presentations-and-posters/</a><br/>#tech #law #sts 2025-12-19T16:08:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq0z0qeay3gmgaqcuse2cq98yuyg0twelshweupxqxdluy8ck3uqczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v84x0qw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuyzrmkgnlqthh7prlz0jcqeexq39kxw4jxh59cffllu705wl0qq3t0g46'>nevent1q…0g46</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I should follow that style rule too 2025-12-18T19:04:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9455uhcr5f9fmm6jgxklgdktazewu937xav7ac4xrjd3d2dgn47czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vdh9k8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxg5243v2p857p0a3laqedkhngt2yl0erdg8qfqep5ry6h5g3praq7788rz'>nevent1q…88rz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>very powerful. 2025-12-16T22:03:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgcj82j0mll83es6hh9r3evqdp8d2upmmccmgkygu2ta7al9ghf4czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vsta2rw ‘Het College voor de Rechten van de Mens is op zoek naar een senior beleidsadviseur die het team AI &amp; Mensenrechten komt versterken.’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/senior-beleidsadviseur-ai-mensenrechten-JUS-2025-2592">https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/senior-beleidsadviseur-ai-mensenrechten-JUS-2025-2592</a><br/><br/>#jobs #werk 2025-12-16T22:02:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr73mxg5gq5r2kkjwx07wk6w0xn5kd9y572y75hdqsgmel4f3wucgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vsm98vh ‘Prophet Song’ by Paul Lynch.<br/><br/>Great dystopian novel, set in Ireland. Booker prize winner in 2023. <br/><br/>The writing is a tad experimental, e.g. no separate paragraphs. Usually I dislike that, but in this book it works well. <br/><br/>I really recommend this. <br/><br/><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/paul-lynch-interview-prophet-song">https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/paul-lynch-interview-prophet-song</a> #books #reading #ireland 2025-12-15T21:43:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9lw7f0z59gs40s6mu4hg74etc87z5zfgh3f2hakgyj7c3gu96c8gzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vx9apxl 🤦‍♂️<br/><br/>‘Elon Musk is partnering with the government of El Salvador to bring his artificial intelligence company’s chatbot, Grok, to more than 1 million students across the country’<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/11/elon-musk-el-salvador-grok">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/11/elon-musk-el-salvador-grok</a><br/>#ai #tech #education 2025-12-12T14:09:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsydrym5qnffgx58xx2eyprvmscs6y9a3syqkunslf7mfga4zgqvrqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v2ss3ky World Inequality Report 2026 (WIR 2026)<br/><br/>‘The global inequality in access to human capital remains enormous today, likely a much wider gap than most people would imagine. (…) Such disparities shape life chances across generations, entrenching a geography of opportunity that exacerbates and perpetuates global wealth hierarchies.’<br/><br/><a href="https://wir2026.wid.world/insight/executive-summary/">https://wir2026.wid.world/insight/executive-summary/</a><br/><br/>#economics #equality #humanrights #law 2025-12-11T20:39:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vmx9tunshnhkjmc434h44eqk0j2te7nglc5jtenra669uzlk6tszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vwt4532 ‘The European Commission acknowledges Meta&#39;s undertaking to offer users in the EU an alternative choice of Facebook and Instagram services that would show them less personalised ads, to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This is the first time that such a choice is offered on Meta&#39;s social networks.’ <a href="https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/meta-commits-give-eu-users-choice-personalised-ads-under-dma-2025-12-08_en">https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/meta-commits-give-eu-users-choice-personalised-ads-under-dma-2025-12-08_en</a> #law #tech #eu #meta 2025-12-08T18:03:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs93tl29k3y22rg62kg4cvu3q2ss7cqyrwuwqm70rs2s9cwmstvjvqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vpcr8cu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5vv6hxle229xukrfh0wprqdudhlyhfvjzqun2denex796u87r3ga7gfdd'>nevent1q…gfdd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fascinating! Thanks! 2025-12-05T20:04:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvvt5cthv7qrejk5728y8vas34gkcgy0myjuvzelk4h37dvxul6fczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v3nqmkl The European &#39;Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA). <br/><br/>The breaches include the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark&#39;, the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934</a><br/><br/>#eu #law #dsa #twitter #tech<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/667/425/385/155/991/original/93ef86f49d2b7ee1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-05T14:28:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspa40tp3744czqnwrlmn07pmmtqh09jdlmsc2x3n0qks55yanzhhczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vdj3xut This was a fun evening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/652/196/570/923/161/original/c654fd22e5ff9e01.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-02T21:55:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrte5rumj02rl9xjr85t063lwlz26rv0a5kfjptjc8rqjkpy5h8xqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v9jjy2l ‘How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to “win the narrative battle online’”… <br/><br/>At a time when the majority of Americans distrust big tech and believe artificial intelligence will harm society, Silicon Valley has built its own network of alternative media where CEOs, founders and investors are the unchallenged and beloved stars.’ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/29/big-tech-silicon-valley-ceo-media">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/29/big-tech-silicon-valley-ceo-media</a><br/>#tech #ai #politics #law #media 2025-11-29T19:27:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv7mgqvdklum695xknz7gfzazwgj6fkf6guwlgmkaxmn7whwvqstszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vhadsj8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0552y46sac976t3p828kaypuewg0d50lh9dksr589hyltxjc6ftgd3rv9c'>nevent1q…rv9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:) 2025-11-23T08:30:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxcjwauprk8z9drnv4lhnzfv6zx5d5xzdg790zp7frmynjee6480szypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vspjq8v This should be interesting. And fun! <br/><br/>Tonight I leave for Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) for a week. <br/><br/>I will visit Enkhtsetseg Enkhbaatar, Bayalagmaa Bayaraa, and Narantuya Ganbat and colleagues at the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia.<br/><br/>We will discuss how Mongolia can regulate social media.<br/><br/>(I bought new boots, because the main daily minimum temperature, celsius, is minus 15 in November.)<br/><br/>#law #tech #platforms #mongolia<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/594/384/994/874/599/original/f090d5087836abd8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-22T16:52:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp286s5klrzy5azy8vzgu386ltj7ptuuydh8hefj407stqk5v378czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v6jzt35 Listened to Judge Andreas Kumin of the Court of Justice of the European Union.<br/><br/>Now listening to Catalina Goanta.<br/><br/>At the &#39;Data protection and automated decision-making in the CJEU case law&#39; symposium.<br/><br/>Organised by the Centro ALMA HUMAN AI–CIRSFID, Università di Bologna.<br/><br/><a href="https://master.unibo.it/master-privacy/it">https://master.unibo.it/master-privacy/it</a> <br/><br/>#law #eu #bologna #gdpr #ai #tech 2025-11-21T14:32:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9t82sjsecmmcsglsl269k6alvpstz4rusqhzdkzael2uy3xyjkvczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v5hwzvy Based on research by my colleague Gunes Acar: <br/><br/>‘The President of the Government of Spain announces an investigation against META over the possible violation of the privacy of millions of users’.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/Paginas/2025/20251119-metafuture-4th-edition.aspx">https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/Paginas/2025/20251119-metafuture-4th-edition.aspx</a><br/>#tech #law #privacy #surveillance #spain 2025-11-21T07:19:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdn9rcghxz84mdkncgg39eav0meuas3nx5jzc3pwe9656qa45tpwgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vjmqtrt 🤦‍♂️<br/><br/>UK. ‘Students at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.’<br/><br/>Disrespectful to the students <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/20/university-of-staffordshire-course-taught-in-large-part-by-ai-artificial-intelligence">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/20/university-of-staffordshire-course-taught-in-large-part-by-ai-artificial-intelligence</a><br/><br/>#ai #tech #education 2025-11-20T18:13:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsftxccg4vh72hgxesktuaw0pm74a9alhjkk9cmjjlqg9gujlk2unqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vvnhe8z Great presentation by Haroon Sheikh:<br/><br/>‘Digital autonomy in an age of geo-economic rivalry’ <br/><br/>At the Digital Society Conference 2025 <br/><a href="https://www.aanmelder.nl/167966/program">https://www.aanmelder.nl/167966/program</a><br/><br/>#eurostack #tech #law 2025-11-20T09:52:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ywc0kpv9rxkmcdz0s02vqpdzq6zt4dnev49d7mk8xfv3dprxvuqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vmles8n The new book by Edouard Louis is, well, depressing again.<br/><br/>About his brother who dies at a young age because of alcoholism.<br/><br/>Well written, as usual with this author. (I have read it in Dutch)<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Édouard_Louis">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Édouard_Louis</a><br/><br/>#books #reading 2025-11-11T20:24:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2qxk4fxy3xxfvs8qzhccxdqwwq822r67z6cx068a0pyc8j8pfe4czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v6h2dj4 ‘I Deliver Parcels in Beijing’, by Hu Anyan.<br/><br/>I like this book. Describes the various very low paid jobs the author did. <br/><br/>As The Guardian’s book review puts it, ‘The low-paid Chinese worker is at the mercy of an entirely unrestrained market.‘ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/21/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-by-hu-anyan-review-startling-stories-of-chinas-new-precarity">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/21/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-by-hu-anyan-review-startling-stories-of-chinas-new-precarity</a><br/><br/>#books #reading #china #economics 2025-11-08T22:36:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd4qasqrhx49axy2wpkshs47msqgyxlxugf63edeshazjsu8rekrqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vyu6cn8 ‘The European Commission today adopted a comprehensive transport package. It will accelerate the roll-out of Europe&#39;s high-speed rail network and to boost investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels for the aviation and waterborne sectors.’ <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2547">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2547</a> #eu #climate #train 2025-11-06T15:51:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvzjtfkj7mhl2mfjz0d4sh0zz7dsgnd6sc9qqj05ahsxxjy9007pszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vupq052 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswusxl9yq5wfh8m0err9wz56lcc8erwt3srxad57zk2ac7qc06s5c2hc9qt'>nevent1q…c9qt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good luck! 2025-10-29T21:39:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszhcc4u3t47c8pra6sqt6m9hrprmnh0jf5syd8rrevtqsdwgamxlczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v26zz7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fx30etgkmwc2v7azwj3n5m8ge9y0gs8hf6sm9rd0fvvm6xyfkpqtvv70q'>nevent1q…v70q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, congratulations! You’re doing better than me with deadlines this week! 2025-10-28T22:29:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfv0290qz9jjl3yren2ty3xu2utlywja0st0wxsj5ceul38q3thrgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vq0m45c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddtsuvtx84d6e9zfge24phg4jyngh6pa3vy0rjs20ghkrzh4c7lc8jknd7'>nevent1q…knd7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Duh! Thank you for spotting that! I amended my toot. 2025-10-28T20:14:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvcvuteh294anlqaj5n95egedfjrf7anz0ezvfxqw7lvmgne3fsfczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vngjkjp ‘Discrimination and AI in insurance: what do people find fair? Results from a survey’<br/><br/>By Marvin van Bekkum, Iris van Ooijen, Gabi Schaap, Maaike Harbers, Tjerk Timan, and me.<br/><br/>New paper out in the European Journal of Risk Regulation. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-risk-regulation">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-risk-regulation</a> <br/><br/>#law #ethics #ai #tech #insurance #fintech<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/452/866/430/062/000/original/b3429c9cffdb03f7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-28T17:03:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfpuxcp5xv9schafdynj72a45qwdcnejr36zr8ueqtre9hachps4szypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vshsymh ‘Amazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/25/amazon-datacentres-water-use-disclosure">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/25/amazon-datacentres-water-use-disclosure</a><br/>#tech #ai #amazon #climate #environment 2025-10-25T11:15:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspxv2khrnyga7m8r6gnlhfjtzy2p7f524m5layvch6rkl66fqc3jczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v0sxy7j &#39;European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA). <br/><br/>The Commission also preliminarily found Meta, for both Instagram and Facebook, in breach of its obligations to provide users simple mechanisms to notify illegal content, as well as to allow them to effectively challenge content moderation decisions.&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2503">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2503</a><br/><br/>#EU #law #dsa #tech #tiktok #facebook 2025-10-24T13:15:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9pxqnwedx6ahlppgm6qayqvlqkqwa7e7lf9as2h8uyjzttyulzczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vezj48z Can’t wait! On my way to PLSC. One of my favourite conferences.<br/>International colleagues comment on each other’s draft papers. Many of my papers became much better after such PLSC sessions.<br/><a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2025/10/plsc-europe">https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2025/10/plsc-europe</a><br/>#privacy #gdpr 2025-10-23T09:12:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxuc5387ujpzvsdjy4zk0pfhpecefh9hkstgwdanaccx0rrd3sysgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273va4ca3r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9ur78msvc93qh53mkpnd0ucxjdr8yyrwqsk9wtv8h0jv6p864hc6yvfqq'>nevent1q…vfqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:(<br/>Hang in there! 2025-10-20T08:13:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8rrlue3zdsx7gc7af7057j47nf3c6rwj4kugmrgn5tg64r5n7gfszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vqf85cg ‘Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World’ ) by Jack Weatherford (2004). <br/><br/>Fascinating book. I didn’t know too much about the Mongolian empire yet. I learnt e.g. that the grandson of Genghis Khan helped to spread the use of paper money (13th century), when Europeans didn’t really know that concept yet. <br/><br/>Really well-written too. <br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan_and_the_Making_of_the_Modern_World">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan_and_the_Making_of_the_Modern_World</a><br/>#books #mongolia 2025-10-19T17:51:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgteks7cqcdvvflpur6llfekt6vtw4cpvs5sfufws63re26rmltrqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vjwsxnl Dutch police identified three seventeen-year-old suspects in an espionage case. One of them was paid by Russian hackers to share data. <a href="https://www.nu.nl/misdaad/6372721/russische-hackers-betaalden-tiener-17-voor-spionage-in-den-haag.html">https://www.nu.nl/misdaad/6372721/russische-hackers-betaalden-tiener-17-voor-spionage-in-den-haag.html</a> #security #tech #law #politics #russia 2025-10-17T15:26:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv2ge42d7nytng3eyl7ac4fwvut2zjwk7dp7cxtck8t8ph726a32qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vglqusa 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/>US: ‘Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI’<br/><br/>‘An attorney in a New York Supreme Court commercial case got caught using AI in his filings, and then got caught using AI again in the brief where he had to explain why he used AI’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/lawyer-using-ai-fake-citations">https://www.404media.co/lawyer-using-ai-fake-citations</a> <br/><br/><a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26185971-653917-2024-pamela-b-ader-v-jason-ader-et-al-decision-order-on-174">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26185971-653917-2024-pamela-b-ader-v-jason-ader-et-al-decision-order-on-174</a><br/><br/>Thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1v0c2ars47a8m86d8nhmw09yh7tahqun69na72rgzktumqnwj040q59m0pk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️</span> (<span class="italic">npub1v0c…m0pk</span>)</a></span> for alerting me to this. <br/><br/>#law #ai #tech 2025-10-15T09:55:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz2yl9fplyq65442yqkygps4z7wuhwy7nj00wlhvusy947td8acaczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vf9yqku Day 2 of the AI Fairness cluster conference in Brussels. Inspiring presentations!<br/><br/>And a keynote by Brando Benifei, member of the European Parliament <br/><br/>Four research consortiums present their results: <br/><a href="https://www.aequitas-project.eu/">https://www.aequitas-project.eu/</a><br/><a href="https://www.biasproject.eu/">https://www.biasproject.eu/</a><br/><a href="https://mammoth-ai.eu/">https://mammoth-ai.eu/</a><br/><a href="https://findhr.eu/">https://findhr.eu/</a><br/><br/>I’m a member of the FINDHR consortium.<br/><br/><a href="https://ai-fairness-cluster.zohobackstage.com/ThirdConferenceOfTheEuropeanAIFairnessCluster#/agenda?day=1">https://ai-fairness-cluster.zohobackstage.com/ThirdConferenceOfTheEuropeanAIFairnessCluster#/agenda?day=1</a><br/><br/>#ai #tech #law #humanrights #discrimination 2025-10-15T09:00:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg05zqnux4et5pdj2t0sw59tk8dkaqtr50wp4xn4njzyl20r823ugzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v3c2f4l ‘Directie en aandeelhouders Bitvavo hadden toegang tot klantdata’<br/><br/>[‘Bitvavo management and shareholders had access to customer data’]<br/><br/>Article in Dutch newspaper FD. Including some quotes from me.<br/><br/><a href="https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1573362/directie-en-aandeelhouders-bitvavo-hadden-toegang-tot-klantdata">https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1573362/directie-en-aandeelhouders-bitvavo-hadden-toegang-tot-klantdata</a><br/><br/>#GDPR #privacy #surveillance #netherlands #fintech #law 2025-10-15T08:25:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsttywdwdh6445my38479lttnt50q3nk7l5kcunddp4uckqs2mpv6qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vd79zhg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswe2lx4xk3l8qykpr727q8urdjmax76nszc0sk3n2c6246rk7ptgg3w7s98'>nevent1q…7s98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:) Vanaf stoep aan de overkant aan de straat. Ik ben gewoon vrij lang 2025-10-09T13:14:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ek9thz7x3x9uusjz3kpg3yuyv8qsn3mawjtwe8qetvukvmx8m9szypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vgjh2jl <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/343/222/239/765/297/original/051d2f250376baf2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-09T08:19:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswzx9nvkcq0lkc4e3x7zaevhl4ec63eqz223za3vka2m08zkkdwdszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vycqdyk Fully paid PhD Position: Digital Privacy and Security.<br/><br/>You could work with the amazing Gunes Acar!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-opportunities/phd-position-digital-privacy-and-security">https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-opportunities/phd-position-digital-privacy-and-security</a><br/><br/>Moreover, Radboud University is a fun place to work. And The Netherlands is a pretty good country to live. <br/><br/>(Yes, I know I’m biased)<br/><br/>#jobs #academia #tech #security #privacy #surveillance #gdpr 2025-10-07T12:52:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8re22vg747utcm753pj5538hwjlvnrtedt5kxn8glp8lldh5fhsgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vrwuyau Exiting! <br/><br/>Almost in Strasbourg (by train) for the last meeting of the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality<br/>Commission (GEC) and Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI).<br/><br/>I try to help with drafting a ‘Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on equality and artificial intelligence’<br/><br/>We’re supposed to finalise the text this week.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/committee-antidiscrimination-diversity-inclusion/artificial-intelligence">https://www.coe.int/en/web/committee-antidiscrimination-diversity-inclusion/artificial-intelligence</a><br/><br/>#ai #tech #humanrights #law #discrimination<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/327/788/083/616/186/original/72cca88e09e0e0f3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-06T14:53:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyer6nnunf4v6qpl38rpcqmeqn7tmhx2psrsuzy6xx7khdyw2ds3czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vm479vu 🤦‍♂️’Deloitte Australia will issue a partial refund to the federal government after admitting that artificial intelligence had been used in the creation of a $440,000 report littered with errors including three nonexistent academic references and a made-up quote from a Federal Court judgement.’ <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/deloitte-to-refund-government-after-admitting-ai-errors-in-440k-report-20251005-p5n05p">https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/deloitte-to-refund-government-after-admitting-ai-errors-in-440k-report-20251005-p5n05p</a> #ai #tech #chatgpt #genai 2025-10-06T12:46:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswlx0rr9744rxkp8uhf85tewsh9ssge5lsc4mz6cr495qweszvu9qzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vjudz4s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszt8hkg6u50vyg8mha0f5qg6nymx48tkjzp8x8mhr2tgjn5jzx2qsxcljz3'>nevent1q…ljz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Frustrerend hè! Sterkte met het verwerken dat dit inzicht! (Ik zit nog in de ontkenningsfase.) 2025-10-06T10:05:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8srajmqujhlpjtd6a2jqlrp80ap5q6sgn0y27627qxjqkkqp5jvczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vhj35p7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlp6jaxxntt2w243lf8cz5kjhnh9yzpquv72jmzpmrc3r2dmechct3w3jz'>nevent1q…w3jz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! 2025-10-02T16:31:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswhh3gku29u40jxp0j5myq5cpdv448vy44gs4y4493kwp5jf03hmgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vs3n9fk FAQ: Chat Control Client-side Scanning<br/><br/>The FAQ summarizes the key points in the letter signed by more than 700 expert scientists around the globe on the issues with the Danish Presidency’s compromise proposal for the Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (Child Sexual Abuse Regulation) from July 2025.<br/><br/><a href="https://csa-scientist-open-letter.org/FAQ">https://csa-scientist-open-letter.org/FAQ</a><br/><br/>#law #politics #eu #tech #privacy #surveillance #security #cybersecurity 2025-10-02T16:31:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx848g0ezv2948tmxyynh4aq6x5e0cdc6xyg4wraqt796yz782jzszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vwergrh Fun!<br/><br/>Presenting our the paper &#39;Discrimination and AI in insurance: what do people find fair? Results from a survey&#39; today, at a conference by the Dutch association of insurers. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.verzekeraars.nl/academy/activiteitenoverzicht/data-dag-2025">https://www.verzekeraars.nl/academy/activiteitenoverzicht/data-dag-2025</a><br/><br/>Paper co-authored with Marvin van Bekkum, Iris van Ooijen, Gabi Schaap, Maaike Harbers, Tjerk Timan <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12897">https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12897</a> <br/><br/>#ai #fintech #law #insurance #discrimination #humanrights 2025-10-02T10:49:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9t570zjd6yc4p5rx4dsm9fga7eh4raq2y6nxce0k7mxncedqcgaqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v8eznzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxt5hjprah8fvnsewha3n6kmmmqcvuhl6y07adhfh7l5gv3zm82q2mpt5t'>nevent1q…pt5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks Ian! 2025-09-26T06:35:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2dxu0vcscjhp8jdv6lsmdrwcwxdrfv67g7fpxgyq3fltzesrmvxqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vpy0jue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8k2u4pup67qg62e43uejrplx7r832veznem328lf86akgaez3amqy2d5k2'>nevent1q…d5k2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m not a specialist in the DMA at all. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13cmeydpxxa6wc3xkvlygtqga7f8d0ekkdje0wqww7upvss5vjvtquhev9a" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻</span> (<span class="italic">npub13cm…ev9a</span>)</a></span> Do you know perhaps whether Apple makes any sense in their complaints about the DMA? Thank you Ian! 2025-09-25T20:09:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgf2v4tgew0aeas40jr3fenjnxjuqg8zd3qjnu2uccqrh34w8cdnczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v9ml99k Apple: ‘the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is forcing us to make some concerning changes to how we design and deliver Apple products to our users in Europe.’ <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/the-digital-markets-acts-impacts-on-eu-users/">https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/the-digital-markets-acts-impacts-on-eu-users/</a> #law #eu #tech #apple #dma 2025-09-25T15:40:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2yut3sp0lffvkzzz4fep6qkrjld3j2z2nm95uk42k64t63qy2fmczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vdaytu6 <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/263/855/823/636/589/original/e5cd8b3a17797a33.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-25T07:55:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv26cgef345a93fjt7yds6nl60ca78xmj7943fcwt9m3qw35muw8szypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v8xwyzt ‘After millennia of agricultural expansion, the world has passed “peak agricultural land”.<br/><br/>The world produces more food than ever, but the amount of land we use is now falling. This means we can feed more people while restoring wild habitat.’<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/peak-agriculture-land">https://ourworldindata.org/peak-agriculture-land</a><br/>#climate #environment 2025-09-23T16:49:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2a8xvst8rv3wvc4dxcwt4rc8pg44vurkathn09fv72pr8r7sza8gzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vagup95 ‘Nearly 80 million more children are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2020 — a 20 percent increase that brings the global total to at least 466 million children’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-report-finds-80-million-more-children-now-supported-national-school-meal-programmes">https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-report-finds-80-million-more-children-now-supported-national-school-meal-programmes</a><br/>#food #economics 2025-09-23T16:43:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8skqwespec0jt83dqm2ue6s2xwh4l7e2qc936md7cnc4zh6vqu0czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v73lnla &#39;Endorsements as a Trust Mechanism in the Context of AI’<br/><br/>By Bart Jacobs &amp; me.<br/><br/>New pre-print online. <br/><br/><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5503239">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5503239</a><br/><br/>#ai #tech #law #aiact #trust #security<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/akademienlsocial/media_attachments/files/115/248/425/256/270/496/original/2e706cc38f08518a.png"> <br/> 2025-09-22T14:31:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9m67ma09yg963e5f48n23t28qy3x988h72dde22xn6pj2tk6uxkszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vn4r89w I guess I should try to laugh rather than cry<br/><br/>‘Irish privacy regulator picks ex-Meta lobbyist as third commissioner’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/news/irish-privacy-regulator-picks-ex-meta-lobbyist-as-third-commissioner/">https://www.euractiv.com/news/irish-privacy-regulator-picks-ex-meta-lobbyist-as-third-commissioner/</a><br/><br/>#gdpr #privacy #law #facebook #meta #tech 2025-09-20T11:20:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2wvstyjyuvtxhq3jqvyw2zw07863vmjydxqcdwrrwutp5vgtttrgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v5m5syl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqzcl0aglezz2javcrv49zlhmwcfv997ce93z9l262kar3g5qs4c7gfz08'>nevent1q…fz08</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:) 2025-09-19T14:02:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszlksn86sx9wpsptxek0xn6mjjxuurulrww9yak26xck3fza9asxqzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v9t5n28 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2me454063097uzydnqcnjm9edlv3dg86azusfmgtl93qhyqru75qrv32xm'>nevent1q…32xm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ha ha ha 2025-09-19T14:02:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyyvh3nwyaxxdu3etqgr4su9e4578fqg5ftgkwpu73epw6z8udhgczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v40ewp5 Ignobel prizes 2025. <br/><br/>‘Researchers... discovered that alcohol, in small doses at least, boosted people’s foreign language skills; that cows disguised as zebras suffered fewer insect bites, and that people became more narcissistic after being told they were more intelligent than most, even when they weren’t.’ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/18/teflon-diet-garlic-milk-and-zebra-cows-triumph-at-2025-ig-nobel-prizes">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/18/teflon-diet-garlic-milk-and-zebra-cows-triumph-at-2025-ig-nobel-prizes</a><br/><br/>#science #academia 2025-09-19T06:45:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszxnxkskwl8krx8djg0wzn40qjdtsrfn7c8mdr6lazg65algm34zszypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vyrtmhv 🤦‍♂️ Canadian ‘education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources’ <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/">https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/</a> #genai #ai #chatgpt #tech #education 2025-09-15T06:40:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8mqtq0p6ttrc7fhk9wcj6u9aqczn0gqa7yp3pwzfggvur43kmt5czypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vvjxq52 Fun! At Gikii today.<br/><br/>Extra fun for me, as it’s at the Institute for Information Law (IViR), where I used to work.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-amsterdam-programme/">https://www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-amsterdam-programme/</a> 2025-09-12T08:12:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswk7h2le85gg6u93h0ke7tu70cxcenah5srv8kdjqd0c8s2rxm8jczypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vl0d89j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2myfplshqcfkclkjmmwrpaw7q5e5tke8sqkp0darhk3eag9ddyass92tyr'>nevent1q…2tyr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks Bert! 2025-09-11T08:49:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr27a0krhxkd3p8kcfgqs3zafm8sty0kun9a79hysr26z0r55tu2szypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273vuz0xvq Can’t wait for tomorrow!<br/><br/>Conference: ‘The Dutch Data Protection Authority Meets Academia’<br/><br/><a href="https://ihub.ru.nl/event/2025-07-21-conference-the-dutch-data-protection-authority-meets-academia/">https://ihub.ru.nl/event/2025-07-21-conference-the-dutch-data-protection-authority-meets-academia/</a><br/><br/>#privacy #gdpr #academia 2025-09-08T18:53:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr56snvqevcyssgha8yu0nnd546jyvunq6vu23fv92lsk0ga2gklgzypgc7smr4f69rnhlyxkqwm4jvjg5cmy04tdkm6204cq8r5gma273v05yvwj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgcey58xxec2j6zpasw6meru0j30x43d8k5xxdf2lk9gcqrcxex0g7c578z'>nevent1q…578z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed 2025-09-08T14:51:16Z