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AI project aimed at detecting fraudulent domain name registrations
18 July 2023The aim of .nl and .be is to work together on software to detect fraudulent domain name registrations before they go live. -
Can we automate the categorisation of .be websites?
07 July 2023Thomas Daniels investigated whether we could classify websites automatically with machine learning and artificial intelligence for his master’s thesis. -
For registrars
Apply to do registrant verification yourself
03 July 2023From October, it will be possible to verify your customers' contacts yourself under strict conditions. -
DNS Belgium measures its impact through Digital for Youth
30 June 2023Digital for Youth is our biggest investment by a long shot. It therefore seemed sensible to us to measure and map its impact. -
Registrant privacy reinforced
26 June 2023From now on, we will no longer show a phone number in the registrant details. This is to guarantee the registrant's privacy. -
For registrars
WHOIS no longer shows phone number
26 June 2023To comply with GDPR regulations, we will no longer display a phone number in the WHOIS data, even if the domain name holder is an organisation or a company. -
Uninvited but permitted: ethical hacking
02 June 2023A recent change to the legislation now makes ethical hacking possible without contravening the law. -
More and more young people willing to lend their bank card for cash
25 May 2023Research indicates that as many as 16 percent of young people would lend their bank card and PIN for monetary gain. Doing that is a criminal offence. -
Digital for Youth has a major impact on young people and youth organisations
12 May 2023A recent impact study shows that the laptops distributed by Digital for Youth have a major impact on the lives of young people and on youth organisations.