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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago

When privacy expires: how I got access to tons of sensitive citizen data after buying cheap domains

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When privacy expires: how I got access to tons of sensitive citizen data after buying cheap domains

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago

As part of a large-scale privacy investigation, I have bought more than 100 domain names previously belonging to social welfare and justice institutions in Belgium. What I observed was unsettling.

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Considering how little a domain name costs it would probably be a waste of public money to coordinate the use of a shared domain.
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  They’re also under .be. Is Belgium not the registrar for those?
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    Why is that relevant?

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