Loek Essers

Amsterdam Correspondent

Loek Essers focuses on online privacy, intellectual property, open source, and online payment issues for the IDG News Service.

Articles by Loek Essers

Facebook, under siege, slams European privacy regulators

Facebook has already filed a lawsuit against the Dutch data protection authority over an investigation into its privacy practices

Apr 29, 2015 4 mins

Application Security Compliance Security

Twitter accounts outside of the US now fall under EU data protection rules

Apr 20, 2015 3 mins

Compliance Security

Facebook tracks all site vistors, violating EU law, report says

Mar 31, 2015 5 mins

Application Security Compliance Security

EU privacy watchdog weighs in on data protection reform, shares concerns

Jul 28, 2015 3 mins

Compliance Security

Qualcomm hit with two EU antitrust probes

Jul 16, 2015 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi

EU air passenger data retention system ready for take-off, says Parliament

Jul 15, 2015 4 mins

Application Security Compliance Security

Right to be forgotten applies to all Google domains, rules French privacy authority

Jun 12, 2015 4 mins

Application Security Compliance Security

Cloud startup Zettabox touts privacy and local storage to appeal to EU customers

Jun 10, 2015 4 mins

Compliance IaaS SaaS

UK spies sued over phone data collection scheme already banned in US

Jun 8, 2015 3 mins

Application Security Compliance Security

EU, US officials close in on broad privacy accords

Jun 3, 2015 5 mins

Compliance Security

Google’s new privacy settings page aims to gives users more control

Jun 1, 2015 3 mins

Compliance Security

German gov’t proposes telecom data retention law

May 28, 2015 4 mins

Compliance Networking Security

Yandex tries to improve privacy features of its new browser

May 21, 2015 3 mins

Internet of Things

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2026 network outage report and internet health check

Aug 4, 202678 mins

Cloud ComputingNetwork Management SoftwareNetwork Monitoring

With FCC ban on new Chinese-made optical transceivers for DCs likely, it may be time to stock up

By Evan Schuman

Aug 4, 20268 mins

Artificial IntelligenceLaws and RegulationsNetworking Devices

Nvidia moves to accelerate storage access, boost industry cooperation

By Michael Cooney

Aug 4, 20264 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData CenterEnterprise Storage

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

Apr 18, 202436 mins

IoT PlatformsIoT Security

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Sep 24, 202120 mins

Cisco SystemsInternetNetworking

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Sep 23, 202117 mins

Cisco SystemsComputers and PeripheralsInternet

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

Jun 23, 20251 mins

Operating Systems

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

Jun 17, 20251 mins

Operating Systems

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

Jun 6, 20251 mins

Operating Systems