Dutch and Belgian companies exchanging personal data with companies in the United Kingdom (UK) face an uncertain future. The UK Government’s plans to change the existing Privacy Act may have implications for the transfer of personal data to the UK. This is the view of Anne Swirestra, a privacy expert…
Read MoreShould raw chicken be washed before cooking it or not?
Unsplash In the department Nutrition under the microscope We share a scientific view of nutrition and health. The internet is full of claims about these two broad topics, but is this information true? We provide clarity with the help of various experts. With today, do you wash raw chicken before…
Read MoreRyanair says it was only affected by a strike in Belgium
Photo: ANP Ryanair’s cabin crew strikes barely led to cancellations. The Irish budget fighter claims that 2 per cent of flights on Friday were affected by the disruption and this only happened in Belgium. No flights were canceled in Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The airline says…
Read Morein the picture. Putin’s extravagant vacation home
Marble floors, showers, waterfalls, and $46,000 baths. Thousands of leaked emails reveal the lavish and extravagant “state sanctuary” of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Europe’s largest lake. In the depths of the forests of the Karelia region of northern Russia, on the banks of Lake Ladoga, stands a “fisherman’s hut”.…
Read MorePersonal data transfer to the UK is uncertain
Dutch companies that exchange personal data with companies in the United Kingdom (UK) face an uncertain future. The UK Government’s plans to change the existing Privacy Act may have implications for the transfer of personal data to the UK. This is the view of Anne Swirestra, a privacy expert and…
Read MoreThe transit between Mercury and the space probe provides a great photo opportunity
Only 200 kilometers: On a cosmic scale, that’s nothing. At that distance, the European-Japanese spacecraft Bepicolombo flew above Mercury’s cratered surface. Technically, this maneuver is called a “hover”: a path close to a planet. This move was one of many maneuvers needed to get the spacecraft into orbit around the…
Read MoreFour Hidden Features of WhatsApp (You Didn’t Know)
WhatsApp is one of the most popular chat software and has a great deal of possibilities. In these iPhone tips, we show you four hidden WhatsApp functions that you (probably) don’t know yet.
Read MoreLeaked secret police documents on security from the previous G7 summit in Germany | Abroad
Authorities in Bavaria, Germany, see no reason to change security plans for the upcoming G7 summit after police documents about summit security were leaked on the same website in 2015. “We are working on the assumption that this incident is not necessary for the process that is about to occur,”…
Read MoreLaunching the first official TEKKEN 7 tournament in the Benelux
With over 53 million units sold worldwide, including 9 million for TEKKEN 7, Bandai Namco’s saga (spanning across multiple generations) continues to entice gamers. This year, the series can be found on Netflix thanks to the series Tekken: bloodline† To thank them, Bandai Namco Entertainment France & Benelux, in association…
Read MoreDiscovering a giant bacteria that can be seen with the naked eye: “Like meeting another person the size of Mount Everest” | Sciences
Scientists have discovered new bacterial cells. What makes their discovery fascinating is that the bacteria are so large that they can be easily seen with the naked eye. It is the largest bacterium ever observed, at less than a centimeter. The researchers write this in the famous professional journal Sciences†…
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