The personal blog of Ralph Broenink
Since my last blog post, I got distracted and lost interest in my privacy research. Not because my research is boring or unnecessary; I believe privacy is one of our most important rights. It is the right to be left alone, and I really like that idea. No, it’s because the companies I’ve made a [...]
Seven weeks ago, I started my privacy research. I sent a letter to 33 organizations asking what the know about me. Legally, they had four weeks to respond, so it’s about time to make a first progress report. 590 grams It’s striking to see how long it takes for some organizations to send a response, and [...]
Today, I posted 33 letters to several Dutch organizations, all with the same request: ‘What do you know about me?’ I’m really interested in what is known about me in the corporate world, even without being a high-profile person. The idea to do this came to my mind while attending several law related courses as [...]
This website is the personal weblog of Ralph Broenink. He studies Computer Science at the University of Twente and is lead software engineer at Antagonist webhosting. Furthermore, he was member of the board of study association Inter-Actief. More information about him can be found at the 'About me'-page.