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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-23 at 08:55

Apparently, WhatsApp allows multiple phone numbers/accounts (e.g work/home) to be registered for one app on one device. This is not possible for @signalapp, keeping people that would like to switch from actually switching. Is this feature already on the roadmap? (cc @Mer__edith)

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-22 at 12:25

Bye Bye Big Tech

https://blog.xot.nl/2025/01/22/bye-bye-big-tech/index.html

With Elon Musk giving the Hitler salute, Instagram blocking Democrats related searches and the United States turning into an oligarchy it is time to say goodbye to Big tech. The only way to stop the oligarchs, is to hit them where it hurts. Kill their businesses, and stop them from becoming trilionaires. Say goodbye to Big Tech. It’s possible (though not painless).

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-19 at 10:23

Barbara Stok @barbarastok is ook op Mastodon gearriveerd! https://mastodon.social/@barbarastok/113844110151219594

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-17 at 10:04

Great second day at #ESNS: Kara Delik (nice mix of odd rhythms, driving bass, and a bağlama in overdrive) and Smag På Dig Selv (dancing/moshing on the energetic tracks played by a drummer and two saxophones).

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-10 at 09:57

Een aantal opvallende quotes uit een interview met een oud AIVD-er:

"We waren al voor de aanslag op Fortuyn bij dat woonoord langsgeweest voor onderzoek naar de Ziedende Bintjes. Dat was een linkse club die experimentele aardappelvelden rond Wageningen rooide uit protest tegen genetische modificatie." (1/2)

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-10 at 09:57

"Onze matigende houding leidde overigens wel eens tot ongenoegen van bedrijven als Shell die geregeld mikpunt waren van acties. Die zeiden in het regulier overleg dat we met zulke bedrijven hadden, dat we als dienst niet hard genoeg optraden tegen activisten."

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/09/deze-oud-aivder-promoveert-op-veertig-jaar-linkse-extremisten-afluisteren-en-analyseren-we-moeten-minder-krampachtig-omgaan-met-inlichtingen-a4879042 (2/2)

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-06 at 21:30

I am happy to report this has just been fixed in the latest update (with a sneaking "We made some improvements" message, though). But, thank you #ESNS!

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2025-01-02 at 10:05

Someone notified me that Postbox (the email app I used to love), was recently discontinued by its new owner. I switched back to Thunderbird some years ago, and documented the process (and tweaks) here:

https://blog.xot.nl/2023/07/23/from-postbox-back-to-thunderbird/index.html

Perhaps some people looking for a new home for their emails find this useful.

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-12-30 at 18:48

Argh. The #ESNS iOS app forces me to consent to tracking my location always, or else it will not continue to show me anything. This is not how consent works, guys.

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-12-02 at 13:26

Goed nieuws!

Staatssecretaris zet verhuizing van overheidsgegevens naar de cloud voorlopig stil. ‘Dit gaat om de Nederlandse veiligheid’

https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/staatssecretaris-zet-verhuizing-van-overheidsgegevens-naar-de-cloud-voorlopig-stil-dit-gaat-om-de-nederlandse-veiligheid~bf8d9544/

Nu hopen dat in het debat hier definitief een streep door gaat!

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-12-02 at 11:32

Marit Hansen and I are co-curating a dedicated computer science track for the #CPDP.ai conference, because we believe CPDP and computer scientists could benefit from each other.

More information on the dedicated tracks:

https://www.cpdpconferences.org/news/announcing-the-cpdp-ai-2025-dedicated-tracks

Submitting a panel proposal:

https://www.cpdpconferences.org/call-for-panels#rules

Deadline: December 8.

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-11-16 at 09:33

Marit Hansnen and I are co-curating a dedicated computer science track for the #CPDP.ai conference, because we believe CPDP and computer scientists could benefit from each other.

More information on the dedicated tracks:

https://www.cpdpconferences.org/news/announcing-the-cpdp-ai-2025-dedicated-tracks

Submitting a panel proposal:

https://www.cpdpconferences.org/call-for-panels#rules

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-11-12 at 08:13

Goed stuk van Chris Klomp over hoe de media (en de politiek) volledig meegezogen worden in een eenzijdig en overtrokken narratief over wat er in Amsterdam gebeurde.

https://chrisklomp.nl/amsterdam-een-media-frenzy/

Laten we het zeker over toenemend antisemitisme hebben, maar laten we elkaar dan ook aanspreken op moslimhaat. En ophouden met twee maten te meten.

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-11-12 at 07:53

Le Guess Who, my favourite music festival, faces increasing difficulties getting musicians to the Netherlands because of infuriatingly strict, diffuse, difficult visa regulations. Read their statement, and weep.

https://leguesswho.com/news/visa-statement

This has to stop.

[#]leguesswho #LGW

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-10-28 at 17:50

“If online libraries have any hope of survival, they will have to be in the form of offline libraries which are personal property and undetectable to the powers that be. “

https://networkcultures.org/blog/2024/09/22/henry-warwick-the-slow-cancellation-of-online-libraries/

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-10-23 at 17:58

Some unexpected good news. The technical implementation of the European Digital Identity Wallet was not put for a vote in the Council of the EU. This means that the original timeline to offer the Wallet to EU citizens no later than November 2026 will most likely not be met. This is a blow to the attempts to withhold important privacy safeguards and water down protections enshrined by the EU legislator.

https://epicenter.works/en/content/finally-a-no-to-overreaching-id-systems

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-10-22 at 08:31

Soms zijn ‘gb’ beter. Over zin en onzin van AI in de zorg.

https://blog.xot.nl/2024/10/22/soms-zijn-gb-beter/index.html

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-10-01 at 09:14

Wat opvalt aan de beslisnota over het standpunt van het kabinet t.a.v. client side scanning, is dat deze met name is gebaseerd op een nieuw advies van de AIVD. Daarin waarschuwt de dienst dat client side scanning een complex systeem is, met te grote risico's voor de digitale weerbaarheid. So far so good. (1/3)

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-10-01 at 09:14

Instemmen met client side scanning zou betekenen dat ze het belangrijkste argument voor een dergelijke backdoor zouden verliezen. Dat nooit, lijkt de dienst te denken.

https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=2024D35954 (3/3)

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Written by Jaap-Henk Hoepman (@xot) on 2024-10-01 at 09:14

Maar het (verder niet openbaar gemaakte) advies rept kennelijk ook over alternatieve mogelijkheden ("de enige zinnige manier"), waarbij het scannen van gegevens op een wijze kan plaatsvinden die de strikte definitie van end-to-end-encryptie loslaat. Met andere woorden, de AIVD lijkt tegen client side scanning te zijn, omdat ze liever een echte backdoor tot versleutelde communicatie willen hebben. (2/3)

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