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Summary hearing mass claim against TikTok: October 10th, 2022
2022-10-17 09:46:35Here you will find the summary of the first hearing against TikTok on Monday, October 10 in the Amsterdam District Court, written by Cor...
If a service is free, then the users are the product
2022-04-19 10:46:19In 2019, the BBC launched an investigation into the safety of children who were active on TikTok. The results were shocking. Over a period...
Is Facebook losing control?
2022-03-14 14:13:09The year 2021 did not go well for Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in particular. One PR disaster followed another. It is gradually starting to...
WhatsApp is not playing the game smart
2022-01-07 14:33:07The year 2021 is an annus horribilis for WhatsApp. Almost everything that could go wrong has actually gone wrong. It already went wrong in...
Facebook follows the lead of the tobacco industry
2021-11-18 09:49:18In September of this year, the Wall Street Journal devoted some notable and critical articles about Facebook's actions. It would later...
Collective data request - Palantir
2021-11-16 10:10:34In August 2021, SOMI has launched a collective data request to three tech companies from outside the EU: TikTok, Palantir, and Zoom. With...
Facebook is relentless
2021-11-16 15:03:24Not so long ago, Facebook was the most celebrated social platform in the world. In fact, the company could do no wrong in the eyes of its...
SOMI starts its Facebook (Meta) collective data request
2021-11-19 12:54:52On September 1st, we have launched a campaign against Facebook data-leak, which allows users to check via SOMI app and at my.somi.nl whether...
Update on the damages claim against TikTok: claims filed by the Consumentenbond and the Massaschade & Consument Foundation may be invalid
2021-10-08 10:59:23Amstelveen, October 8th, 2021 – Two of the three foundations that have filed for damages against TikTok may have invalid claims. TikTok's...
Foundation SOMI takes TikTok to court on behalf of minors with a claim for damages of € 1.4 billion
2021-10-08 10:20:11Badhoevedorp, 2nd June 2021 – The Foundation SOMI is suing TikTok today for violating privacy legislation through a mass claim on behalf...
SOMI has the largest following and the lowest participation fees in the TikTok campaign!
2021-09-10 14:11:01As the first organization to do so in the EU, on June 2nd 2021, SOMI has served a summons to take TikTok to court for violations of...
SOMI’s statement regarding the AP’s € 750,000 fine to TikTok
2021-09-10 08:31:38In response to the announcement from the Netherlands Privacy Authority (the “Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens” or “AP”) on 22nd July...
SOMI’s statement regarding the AP’s € 750,000 fine to TikTok
2021-08-10 07:58:17The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of € 750,000 on TikTok for violating the privacy of young children. The...
How Solid Is TikTok?
2021-07-21 12:48:24There's another news about ByteDance, one of the many facts about TikTok's parent company that regularly makes the news. On March 1, this...
'More than 60,000 concerned parents oppose TikTok'
2021-12-09 15:36:27More than 60,000 concerned parents believe that regulators in Europe should intervene in the popular movie app TikTok.This article was...
Privacy awareness is developing rapidly, at least in the US
2021-02-03 11:55:04Privacy awareness is developing rapidly, at least in the USIt often seems that the average visitors/users of social media are little or not...
Google and Palantir both want the same thing: They are two sides of the same coin
2020-12-23 10:40:11They are two sides of the same coinIn any case, manufacturers of business software are not very well known to citizens, unlike a company...
Zoom is an "Echternach" procession: three steps forward and two steps backward
2020-12-23 10:40:06Zoom is an "Echternach" procession: three steps forward and two steps backwardDespite repeated assurances to the contrary, Zoom kept the...
TikTok does not take responsibility for the "Challenges"
2020-11-03 16:42:44The social platform TikTok has become immensely popular in a short time. The number of daily visitors reaches tens of millions and the...
Will TikTok influence the elections?
2020-11-03 16:41:17Will TikTok influence the elections?The social platform TikTok remains in the news. It has become part of the US-China trade battle....
Palantir is a household name in Europe
2020-11-03 16:42:35Palantir is a household name in EuropeThe American software house Palantir is said to be the most secretive company in Silicon Valley. It...
Zoom Video Communications under Dutch law
2020-11-03 11:05:53Zoom Video Communications under Dutch lawPrinciples for reimbursementWhat are actually the grounds for doing this? We give a short summary...
Apple has a problem, TikTok and LinkedIn are taking advantage of it
2020-11-03 11:05:48Apple has a problem, TikTok and LinkedIn are taking advantage of itEvery year Appel organizes a so-called Worldwide Developers Conference...
Investors are angry with Zoom and they are not alone
2020-11-03 11:05:43Investors are angry with Zoom and they are not aloneZoom Communications is definitely cornered right now. More and more lawsuits are being...
The network around Zoom Communications is getting tighter
2020-11-03 11:05:39The network around Zoom Communications is getting tighterThe United States is the country of choice for class action lawsuits. In our...
Zoom Communications has issues with privacy
2020-11-03 11:05:35Zoom Communications has issues with privacyBecause of the coronavirus, people all over the world are forced to stay at home. Video...
Zoom made a mistake as early as 2019
2020-11-03 11:05:04Zoom made a mistake as early as 2019On July 9, 2019, an article appeared in the business magazine Forbes with the title Confirmed: Zoom...
Literature Dutch Mortgage Market
2020-11-03 10:59:15Literature Dutch Mortgage MarketThe Dutch mortgage interest rate has been significantly higher than the mortgage interest rate in...
Do mortgage interest rates respond more strongly to the rise of interest rate than the falls of interest rate?
2020-11-03 10:59:21Do mortgage interest rates respond more strongly to the rise of 1. IntroductionOn November 15, a number of mortgage providers raised their...
Banks and mortgage interest (III)
2020-11-03 10:59:27Banks and mortgage interest (III)differ from those in the rest of Europe. About the how and why has since been discussedthere is virtually...
Test European Mortgage Interest Rates
2020-11-03 10:59:36Test European Mortgage Interest Rates1. IntroductionThis document performs the mean-variance test for the mortgage interest in the...
The financial sector in the Netherlands is too powerful
2020-11-03 11:00:36The financial sector in the Netherlands is too powerfulOn October 12th, 2015, the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) has it...
Regional Differences
2020-12-16 13:37:20Regional DifferencesLiving in the NetherlandsThere are more than 7.2 million homes in the Netherlands. These homes are different from other...
The future of Dutch housing policy (part 3)
2020-11-03 11:01:17The future of Dutch housing policy (part 3)The scope of mortgage debtOver the past ten years, an extensive social debate has taken place...
The future of Dutch housing policy (part 2)
2020-11-03 11:01:22The future of Dutch housing policy (part 2) Tax handling of your own homeThe Netherlands has a long tradition of housing policy....
The Future of Dutch Housing Policy (Part 1)
2020-11-03 11:01:27The Future of Dutch Housing Policy (Part 1)The Netherlands has a long tradition of housing policy. Affordability (price), availability...
There is always boss above boss
2020-12-23 10:56:45There is always a boss above the bossWe all know, but we are still not sufficiently aware of it. Be careful with the personal information...