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#Amsterdam municipality bans #Telegram on work phones over criminal use, #espionage #threat
Telegram is a “safe haven for hackers, cybercriminals, and drug dealers,” a spokesperson for Amsterdam’s IT alderman Alexander Scholtes told the broadcaster. The city is also concerned about possible espionage through the app, even though it no longer has official ties to #Russia. Telegram was set up in Russia, but the head office has since moved to #Dubai, and the #company is officially located in the Virgin Islands.
#news #software #messenger #crime #cybercrime #cybersecurity #security #problem #Netherlands #hack #hacker
Amsterdam municipality bans Telegram on work phones over criminal use, espionage threat
The municipality of Amsterdam has banned its civil servants from using the chat app Telegram on their work phones over the criminal activities on the app and the risk of espionage, a spokesperson confirmed to BNR.NL Times
Dutch King Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade
The Netherlands formally abolished slavery in its colonies in 1863, but has only recently begun to actively acknowledge its participation in the practice.Claire Moses (The New York Times)
This place so far wins by being mapped three times.
It's a shame the #bombing of Amsterdam civil #registry almost exactly 80 yrs ago is forgotten.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_bombing_of_the_Amsterdam_civil_registry_office
„The 1943 bombing of the Amsterdam civil registry office was an attempt by members of the Dutch resistance to destroy the Amsterdam civil registry (bevolkingsregister), ..
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A week or so ago there was some reporting on the Top 400, a #predictive #crime initiative by the City of #Amsterdam. They algorithmically create a list of the 400 youngsters they believe are most likely to commit serious crimes. The #police actively surveills them (including house visits!), even if they haven't committed any crimes at all.
https://www.trouw.nl/a-b4d1680d
Ook jongeren die niets hebben uitgehaald komen op Amsterdamse risicolijst Top 400
De Top 400, een project van de gemeente Amsterdam om criminaliteit te voorkomen, stigmatiseert tieners en zorgt voor ontwrichting van gezinnen. En ...DPG Media
Casual Acoustics -- On the Sunny Side of the Street [Full Album]
Just uploaded our album to youtube, including a slideshow of some of the pictures we have of the band playing in the streets of Amsterdam.
Enjoy!
Track list:
- On the sunny side of the street [00:00]
- Some of these days [04:03]
- Out of nowhere [06:13]
- Black Orpheus [10:14]
- All of me [14:02]
- Bei Mir Bistu Shein [17:03]
- When you're smiling [20:03]
My video is meant to be an example of how to do research on language and the brain.
I'm sharing the video , since I know there are a few linguists and people generally interested on science, the brain, and all that jazz...
Enjoy!
#Science #video #MyVideo #SupportDiasporaScientists #Morphology #Neurology #psycholinguistics #linguistics #nl #Amsterdam
I took my bike out of the bike parking, and I noticed these forgotten bike keys hanging from a branch of a tree. It had just rained, there were a couple of drops in the keys... It all suddenly seemed very beautiful, very Amsterdam... So I snapped a picture. I'm no photographer, but I think I captured what I saw at the moment.
#Amsterdam #bikes #photo #photography #picture #keys #tree #rain #nl
#photo #photography #nl #amsterdam #city