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We are not our data, but we are treated as if we are
Data are a translation of our complex reality into numerical values. That is a necessarily simplification of the world. It makes the abstract concrete, the intangible tangible. At least, that is the idea. And it is a valuable idea, because data allow us to do calculations and make the complex world intelligible.
Lots of room for improvement surrounding the algorithm use in municipalities
Today we launched a study into the use of algorithms by the ten largest municipalities in the Netherlands. It shows that the municipalities don’t meet all the aspects of the GDPR. Therefore, we call for mandatory registration in the Algoritmeregister (Algorithm Register), a public register where government bodies can register the algorithms they have in use or had in use.
My Data Done Right launched: check your data!
Bits of Freedom launches first version of My Data Done Right.
What’s your trustworthiness according to Facebook? Find out!
Is Facebook assessing the trustworthiness of its users? Use your access right to shed light on an opaque system.
GDPR: our four-year fight for the protection of your data
In 2012, what would become a four-year process started: the creation of new European data protection rules.