Brussels remains under virtual military lockdown after intelligence authorities picked up “chatter” which indicated a “serious and imminent” terror threat. The public was advised to “avoid places where a lot of people come together like […]
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Facebook Wants To Track Everyone, Even Non-Users
On Monday, Facebook said that it would appeal a Belgian court ruling ordering the company to stop using a particular cookie to track people within the country who are not Facebook users. In July, Belgium’s […]
Belgium Becomes Latest Country to Ban UberPop
Belgian courts have told UberPop to stop offering service in their country. The ride app service has three weeks to cease its operations in Belgium or face major fines. Uber is known across the globe […]
GlaxoSmithKline Releases Polio Virus Into Belgian River
In a display of corporate negligence, it was revealed that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) dumped 12 gallons of live polio virus into a river in Belgium on September 2nd. The announcement was made by Belgium’s Institute of […]
Joke Ads About Belgium’s Traffic Congestion Are Not Funny, Say Experts
Traffic experts in Belgium are saying the subject matter of a humorous ad produced by the Belgian national railway company NMBS is not a laughing matter. The ad nominates the country’s traffic jams as a […]
Physically Healthy Young Belgian Gets Court Permission To Die
A 24 year old physically healthy Belgian has been given permission to legally commit suicide because she claims to have had suicidal thoughts right from childhood. She has no life threatening diseases but has been […]
Belgium Sues Facebook For Stalking People Who Aren’t Even Users
After months of wrangling, Belgium’s Privacy Commissioner is pressing ahead with a lawsuit against Facebook for stalking people who aren’t its users. Belgian authorities have found indisputable evidence that the company is flagrantly tracking both […]
Belgian Police Warn Facebook Is Seriously Violating Privacy Of Both Users And Non-Users
Belgium’s privacy watchdog, The Commission de Protection de la Vie Privée (CPVP), condemned Facebook for its tracking of users and non-users, saying the company is in breach of EU privacy laws. The commission said it […]
What We Can Learn From Belgium’s Stance On Uber
Uber, the American taxi hailing app the is dragging the industry kicking and screaming from the dark ages, appears set to score a rare victory in its war on middle ages taxi hailing. Belgian Mobility […]