Bert Hubert's writings
Bert Hubert's writings
Bert Hubert
Software developer, entrepreneur, former government regulator, current government advisor, amateur scientist.
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Dit artikel verscheen in iets andere vorm in de Volkskrant. Hier een versie met klikbare links ter onderbouwing: Recent presenteerde het kabinet een nieuwe wet die volgens de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens inhoudt dat alle banktransacties...
This article is part of a series on (European) innovation and capabilities. Feedback is very welcome on bert@hubertnet.nl. I’d also like to thank the many proofreaders, but all mistakes remain mine! In the world of (high) technology,...
UPDATE: Nu ik niet meer werk voor de TIB kan deze uitleg van de nieuwe wet weer online. Via dit artikel zijn interviews en podcasts te vinden met meer context. UPDATE: Het rondetafelgesprek op 5 april 2023 in de Tweede Kamer is hier te...
A brief review of Stefan Zweig’s 1942 book “Die Welt von Gestern: Erinnerungen eines Europäers”, which I read in the earlier English translation by Benjamin W. Huebsch and Helmut Ripperger (public domain copy). There is also a more...
So in these wild times, the “ten year interest rate” is suddenly in the news again. But what does this mean? There is no committee that sets these rates, but it is also not something you can just measure. While you’ll find various other...
This is a page about some of the mechanics of ‘big data’, specifically how to store, transfer and process perhaps 100s of millions or billions of rows/events. Although some people think big data starts at 65k rows, at which point Excel...
I’ve seen some mediocre automated translations of my Dutch language resignation statement go round. To prevent any confusion, please find the story here in English: Until today I was one of the three members of the board that checks...
Vandaag was mijn laatste dag als lid van de Toetsingscommissie Inzet Bevoegdheden Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdiensten (TIB), de commissie die vooraf bindend toetst of de voorgenomen inzet van de zwaarste bevoegdheden van de AIVD en MIVD...
Recent is er een nieuw wetsvoorstel gepresenteerd bedoeld om de AIVD en de militaire MIVD meer ruimte te geven om onderzoek te doen naar landen met een offensief cyberprogramma. Op deze pagina bespreek ik de zwaarste bevoegdheden die de...
In the world of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), change tends to happen very slowly and cautiously. It is therefore quite exciting how many new features Galileo, the “European GPS” has been rolling out lately. Earlier I wrote...
A week ago, I finally got round to implementing an idea I’d been toying with for years: what if your computer made a little bit of noise every time it sent data to Google? From studying logs, I’d long known just how many sites send all...
(scroll down for my two talks if you are in a hurry) As I write this I’m suffering from severe post-camp blues. Every four years the Dutch hacker community organizes a stupendously large multi-day campsite event, with ample international...
Eerder dit jaar spraken Kustaw Bessems en ik elkaar in een aflevering van de Volkskrant podcast ‘Stuurloos’ (reservelink). In een uitzending van meer dan een uur behandelden we waarom het zo moeilijk is voor de overheid en grote...
As presented on the 24th of May 2022 at the European Energy Law Seminar 2022 organized by the Dutch Energy Law Association (NeVER), in cooperation with the University of Groningen’s Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability and the...
Hi everyone, A brief note, I’ve written a book, and the content is nearly done. You can read all about it here. The first 90% of the project went well, but I need (well paid) help with the remaining 90% to turn it into a decent book....