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Sex workers feel threatened in their safety. This is due to websites such as GirlsReview and Hookers.nl where customers post "reviews" and share their experiences with the sex workers in question. However, the review platform is increasingly being misused to share sex workers' private data and spread falsehoods that have a lasting impact on sex workers' safety, NOS reported.
Over 500 million Ticketmaster customers' personal data were hacked. Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster's parent company, has confirmed that it is investigating a data breach at the ticket seller. A report filed by Live Nation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) states that "unauthorized activity" was detected in a database containing primarily Ticketmaster data.
The UWV benefits agency is reversing 703 penalties that were imposed based on unlawfully obtained data. These are penalties imposed by the organization based on a controversial 'risk scan' to detect unemployment benefit fraud by people residing abroad. This system itself was shut down in February. The Authority for Personal Data (AP) found, among other things, that this method did not comply with European data protection regulations.
Hundreds of people attended the final day of the “Rule of Law Week” on Saturday, which included an open house at the Tweede Kamer. A spokesperson for the organization spoke of “great interest” in the event, which was held for the first time.