Mastodawn

Nederlanders bouwen alternatieven voor big tech: ‘Als ik het niet doe, wie dan wel?’

> De belangrijkste conclusie van deze ondernemers: wij kunnen het, maar kies dan ook voor ons want anders komt digitale autonomie nooit van de grond.

https://fd.nl/tech-en-innovatie/1590822/nederlanders-bouwen-alternatieven-voor-big-tech-als-ik-het-niet-doe-wie-dan-wel

Erik Poll Mar 10

Gary McGraw Mar 9

It is both rewarding and daunting to be mentioned in this work along with Ken Thompson and Ross Anderson. Lots of ideas expressed in this essay are right on the money.

Have a read. Pass it on.

#MLsec #ML #swsec #appsec #security #infosec

https://medium.com/@maconstantino/trust-me-i-am-compiled-from-ken-thompson-to-the-age-of-poisoned-models-e172c852e408

Trust Me, I am Compiled: From Ken Thompson to the Age of Poisoned Models

How a three-page paper from 1984 predicted everything wrong with AI security — and why the people who warned us about software are now…

Medium

Erik Poll Mar 6

Luca Mar 6

prepping NATO-style cybersecurity competition with a handful of talented students @TUEindhoven

Real SOC and IT/OT env. It is going to be e-p-i-c!

If you have pointers or know of good resources to look at pls let me know!

Erik Poll Feb 27

L⭕️rd Quux RCX CCX Feb 22

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

In about a week the Call for Papers will close!! So just a very limited time to submit your abstract and other necessary information to participate in this sole NLUUG conference for 2026!

So stop procrastinating and visit https://cfp.nluug.nl/ now!!

Erik Poll Feb 23

Frederik Borgesius Feb 23

The Netherlands. Today's TV show Radar (20:25, NPO 2) will air an investigation on data collection by big tech on Dutch pharmacy websites.

They interviewed me, so perhaps I’m on TV tonight.

Articles in De Groene and Investico (all in Dutch):

https://www.groene.nl/artikel/lonend-klikgedrag

https://www.platform-investico.nl/onderzoeken/drogisten-delen-massaal-gevoelige-informatie-met-facebook-en-google

About the TV show: https://radar.avrotros.nl/artikel/online-drogisterijen-en-webshops-delen-gevoelige-gezondheidsdata-met-big-tech-62391

#gdpr #avg #privacy #advertising #tech #law

Nederlandse drogisten versturen massaal gezondheidsgegevens naar Facebook en Google

Wie online een zwangerschapstest koopt, loopt de kans dat Amerikaanse techbedrijven weet krijgen van je kinderwens. Met geitenpaadjes verzamelen de drogisten gevoelige informatie over je gezondheid, om die vervolgens door te sturen aan Google of Meta. Daarmee overtreden ze de privacywet.

De Groene Amsterdammer

Erik Poll Feb 23

Interesting to see the progress in LLMs finding security vulnerabilities, with 12 vulnerabilities found in OpenSSL: https://aisle.com/blog/what-ai-security-research-looks-like-when-it-works

What AI Security Research Looks Like When It Works

What a year of finding zero-days in OpenSSL, curl, and the Linux kernel taught us about AI-driven security research done right.

AISLE

Erik Poll Feb 21

Peter Feb 21

RE: https://mastodon.nl/@shockingGreen/116052938091715016

Als je nog een gaatje in je agenda hebt vandaag.
Bijeenkomst om te praten over de verborgen kosten van kunstmatige intelligentie begint om 14.00 uur. #Nijmegen #Wijkfabriek

Erik Poll Jan 28

Eugene McParland 🇺🇦Jan 27

#France to ban officials from #US video tools including Zoom, Teams

✍️ Émile Marzolf

The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-ban-officials-us-video-tools-zoom-teams-visio

France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams

The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.

POLITICO

Erik Poll Jan 28

Chris Petrilli Jan 28

This was always going to happen. Ad Tech is just surveillance capitalism. https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/ice_data_advertising_tech_firms/

ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you

: Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents

The Register

Erik Poll Jan 16

Bram Withaar Jan 15

RE: https://mastodon.nl/@ibestuur/115899905032731143

Hier kan ik me wel in vinden. En sowieso fijn om wat nuancering in dit verhaal te lezen. Er wordt veel geroepen en lang niet altijd met inzicht in of verstand van de situatie.