It’s quite difficult to find information on election candidates in English, and on top of that I only use Tor for the web which really narrows the election information available to nearly nothing....
Several Belgians have said generally the national ID card is for official government operations not for the private sector; willy-nilly requests to show it should be refused in general. But then in reality ID card is demanded in countless commercial non-gov scenarios:...
The linked page is accessible to everyone because a US-based NGO has mirrored Belgian law and made it accessible to all people. But attempts to directly visit www.ejustice.just.fgov.be is blocked if you are on the Tor network. The packets are silently dropped making it look as if the website is offline; so the Tor community is...
The rumor I heard was that if you buy a product that fails before the warranty ends, you do not need to contact the manufacturer (in #Belgium). You can simply return the product to the merchant and the merchant must deal with the warranty service....
Before Proximus drilled into the façades of homeowners without consent, they announced it and offered free interior installation in return....
Brusselstimes is a walled garden, so the content is below to ensure everyone can read it:...
Belgium has adopted an “official” app so that anyone can signal for help, so long as they belong to this exclusive group:...
Every 4 years the Commission is willing to hear from individuals as to whether the GDPR is working. If you’re an individual, you likely got no justice from the Belgian DPA. Now you can report the DPA....
The tap water in Brussels is at the high end of the hardness scale which shortens the life of Brita filters. The water also seems dicey in terms of cleanliness. On a couple occasions I’ve seen something floating in the tap water in two different apartments. So I switched to bottled water....
“ClientEarth alleges that the Belgian National Bank's participation in the CSPP, by not taking into account climate, environment, and human rights impacts, violated Article 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and Article 37 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (both concern the obligation to integrate...
People living in Belgium are sometimes legally obligated to perform an administrative task. At the same time, sometimes the only mechanism to do so imposes some technology that’s actually exclusive....
I quit using the trains a couple years ago because SNCB started blocking Tor, which is a form of privacy abuse....
When you register an “ebox” box #Belgium for official correspondence, they warn you that correspondence has been “received” merely by landing in your inbox, even if you do not login....
Anyone wondering why your #GDPR complaint reports are not leading to enforcement - this may be the answer:...
The Schaerbeek newsletter (vol. 390) page 14 says American start-ups will be considered to write software for the digital transformation that’s being forced on us....
Vivaqua removed their cash machine and now refuses cash. So indeed: being able to get access to water service in #Brussels is now contingent on being accepted by the bank and agreeing to use banking services....
An ATM from BNP Paribas did not offer an option to check my balance. Nor did it print the balance on the receipt....
Both stamp prices and registered letter prices have been taking giant leaps. A charge of €9.85 for confirmed registered letters is not #inflation, it’s crazy....
Every #userGuide for every recent product I’ve looked at has several pages of safety notices. I’ve been conditioned to just ignore them. How can we take them seriously when a kitchen scale manual says:...
For privacy, my mailbox and buzzer does not list names. Thus bPost has no way of knowing who lives in the house. So it’s fair enough that they simply deliver everything that matches the address....
Since September, COVID vaccinations in Brussels have become exclusive. That is, by appointment only -- and they only attempt to give two ways to make an appointment:...
Code Red, who previously protested Engie, now has a #PeopleNotFlights movement to oppose the state’s subsidization of the aviation industry.
Court of appeal ruling means government has only until 2030 to reach target...
I saw a bicycle worth €1500 new at a Brussels street market for €200. I thought surely it’s too good to be true. The seller must be in a real hurry to sell it. I had no idea how to verify the legitimacy of it....
Until recently, it was possible to download #Youtube videos on a library PC & store on USB drive by using an #Invidious front-end. Recently the library has blocked all invidious instances. You can still view videos but when you try to download one it gives a 403 forbidden error....
