Eindhoven terror suspects discussed AK-47 attack, beheading Geert Wilders: Report

Conversations intercepted by domestic intelligence service AIVD led to the arrests of nine men in Eindhoven on allegations that they planned to carry out a terrorist attack.

“Sad year for journalism” NVJ general secretary says after attack on Groningen reporter

The attack on journalist, Willem Groeneveld, in Groningen on Thursday was “again a violate against Dutch journalism”, general secretary of the Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ), Thomas Bruning said, according to RTL Nieuws. A Molotov...

Police removed 218,000 photos from facial recognition database last year

The Dutch police removed over 218 thousand photos from its facial recognition database last year, the National Unit announced with the annual figures for 2020. This is the first time the police gave any indication of the number of photos that were...

Netherlands hits TikTok with €750,000 fine for child privacy violations

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) imposed a 750,000 euro fine on social media platform TikTok for violating the privacy of Dutch children. The company was reprimanded because between May 2018 and July 2020 the privacy statement was only...