@bertmarcelis.bsky.social on Bluesky

@xavez 🤦‍♂️looked up the infamous American social security number though, and while it doesn't contain personal data such as birthdate, widespread use causes same problems (or worse due to use as authentication). It's a username, not a password, and this example uses it as a password

@xavez They could ask for the Rijksregister nummer, then ask "could you now please identify in itsme" to verify your identity with them. Unsure if itsme supports something like that

@xavez So there's nothing wrong with the number, there's something wrong with companies using it as a way to authenticate people 😉 if it would have been a random number, you'd still enter it everywhere, and a bad actor could reuse the responses on the questions above

@xavez Voor authenticatie is er een tegenhanger vergelijkbaar met itsme, ipv een wachtwoord met gewone logins heb je met dit systeem altijd 2FA via toestel+pin in app.

@xavez Wat is het probleem met anderen die je nummer kennen? Vergelijkbaar systeem hier in Zweden, maar veel intensiever gebruikt hier. Belangrijkste is dat het identificatie is, maar absoluut geen authenticatie.

@RailerApp @WVDorsselaer Er is inderdaad een probleem met die service, open even een issue op GitHub.com/irail/irail

@WVDorsselaer Dat ligt zeker niet aan jou. Ik vermoed dat de service het niet meer doet. @BertMarcelis weet jij meer?

@RailerApp Doe ik iets mis, of is de drukte-indicator in de app al een tijdje verdwenen? Volgens de instellingen zou ‘ie aanstaan. Was best een handige functie met de toegenomen drukte in het postcoronatijdperk.

@RailerApp @WVDorsselaer Hetzelfde probleem zit ook in de (oude) NMBS app, vermoedelijk is er iets mis gegaan bij de aanlevering van ruwe data tussen NMBS en de routeplanner-infrastructuur. Met een beetje geluk lost NMBS het op en komen de treintypes vandaag of morgen terug.

@WVDorsselaer Vervelend, inderdaad. Misschien heeft @BertMarcelis een idee?

In de @RailerApp worden alle verbindingen sinds vandaag aangeduid als “TRN” in plaats van IC, S, L of P. De oude NMBS-app heeft er ook last van, de nieuwe (beta) vreemd genoeg niet. Ligt dit aan de NMBS, iRail, iets anders?

@th0rgall @TheVunderkind @Spotify I feel like in my case A pops up more often, and C is reserved for those where they're almost sure you'll click. (and you clicked too, so it seems to be quite accurate 😀). I'd guess on listening time, likes, as well as listening time to "similar songs" for A.

@BertMarcelis @TheVunderkind @Spotify Another question then, even if nothing is paid for: how does Spotify decide whether to show C or A?

Quiz! Which of the following content proposals in my @Spotify Premium are paid ads? And which are genuine recommendations solely based on my data?

@th0rgall @TheVunderkind @Spotify Maybe you like ABBA and don't know it yet?😀 I've only gotten C for artists I listen to (or follow/have liked), so I assume that one always shows based on data/your interests

@TheVunderkind @Spotify But I can't easily find specs of these ads on the Spotify Ads website. They might be a "custom ad" experience discussed only with big labels behind closed doors... wouldn't surprise me.

@JeKapoentje @OfiserChris @vrtnws Dus, waarom een app? Waarom niet 1 meldkamer voor alle hulpdiensten, waardoor je altijd direct juist zit zoals elders? Een app werkt enkel voor Belgen die ervan weten, alle hulpdiensten onder 112 werkt voor iedereen. Locatie sturen gaat standaard bij bellen noodcentrale.

App 112 BE om noodcentrales te contacteren nog te weinig gebruikt: "App kan nochtans levens redden" vrtnws.be/p.QAAQaQ554?t=… #vrtnws

@xavez @pietercolpaert @TransIP_BE Als je toch al nadenkt over je provider, overweeg om je DNS Name servers bij cloudflare of digital ocean te zetten. Bij een verhuis moet je vanuit je nieuwe provider dan maar naar je name servers wijzen. Normaalgezien gratis.

@th0rgall Some stores in a nearby shopping centre have those, but these stores are so large they're pretty meaningless as there never are enough people to crowd them. The minor ones probably dont have budget for such systems

@BertMarcelis Yep, also seen this for a fashion store in the centre. But never in the small ICA I frequent. Fashion stores have a lot of glass, easy to see inside. Grocery stores usually don't. Some "occupancy %" people-counter display would be useful on the store entrance! (or online)

@th0rgall Somewhat related, impressive discipline I noticed at the city centre: People queuing up for stores, holding distance in the queue, and one small group in when one small group comes out. Without any guards needed, just people doing as told (even without being told or sign)

@BertMarcelis Of course here you can also have the "avoiding the need" argument: the maximum number of people in a store needs to be respected. In Belgium I heard this is quite strictly maintained by store personnel, but I've never seen anyone check this in a Stockholm grocery store.

@th0rgall The alternative which I have seen are cases such as @BrusselsAirport's toilets, which are ridiculous. Toilets are "safe" (instead of occupied) or "free" (and it was completely wrong/broken as well). In my expierience people wait at a distance, but again, few stores/one region

@th0rgall Shouldn't you then have stayed outside?😉Seems to depend on the store, I can imagine small stores (which are already be cramped) to be crowded rather easily, haven't experienced anything similar in the "normal" and large sized stores around where I live in the Stockholm Suburbs

@th0rgall Took a flight last summer, and while everyone kept distance under the Swedish rules, everyone crowded together as soon as the Belgian mask rules went into effect (before boarding)

@th0rgall From my limited travels, I'd say commuter train occupancy went down from crushed standing room to 25% of seats occupied. Definitly favor this over crowded trains with masks, as a mask is only a measure of last resort (the need for them should be avoided).

@xavez 't is overigens DNS, dus niet al je verkeer gaat langs die Pi-hole, enkel de "wat is het IP achter twitter.com" vragen

@xavez Dus je zegt dat je een Pi met bedrade netwerkaansluiting nodig hebt? 😁