Dutch lawmakers push for ‘red button’ to erase #digital footprints

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Although websites require users to accept or decline #cookies before browsing, the lawmakers argue that #children often accept them without fully understanding the #consequences. “Children don’t realize what they’re agreeing to,” Six Dijkstra said.

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Dutch lawmakers push for ‘red button’ to erase digital footprints

Dutch lawmakers Don Ceder (ChristenUnie) and Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) have introduced a proposal to make it easier for individuals to delete their personal data from the internet.

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Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow @pluralistic speech at the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture. >

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2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture: Cory Doctorow

Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow presents the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture.

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