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Stephan Bergmann

Gründer von hashID

Stephan Bergmann, Gründer von hashID – Schutz durch Design, nicht Überwachung als Standard. Er schreibt seit über 40 Jahren Software und lebt seit 1997 in Spanien. In Alicante hat er einen Internetprovider und ein WiMAX-Netz aufgebaut. Wohin seine Kunden unterwegs waren, hätte so mancher gern gewusst und gut dafür bezahlt. Von ihm hat es keiner erfahren. Datenschutz war damals seine Regel. Und ist es bis heute.

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  26. Okt. 2026 Last Wednesday, two flaws were found in PHP — the language a very large share of the web … EN

  Last Wednesday, two flaws were found in PHP — the language a very large share of the web is written in. Both rated 9.2 out of 10. No login needed, no password, …

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  23. Okt. 2026 Monday: how many copies. Wednesday: what one copy did. Friday: Oma. EN

  Monday: how many copies. Wednesday: what one copy did. Friday: Oma. My mother is 79. She has a folder. Paper, two …

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  21. Okt. 2026 Monday I asked how many copies of your ID are out there. Today, what one of them did. EN

  Monday I asked how many copies of your ID are out there. Today, what one of them did. A friend of my wife's got a …

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  19. Okt. 2026 How many times this year have you photographed your own ID and sent it to someone? EN

  How many times this year have you photographed your own ID and sent it to someone? Hotel check-in. Rental car. A new …

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  16. Okt. 2026 Monday: the look. Wednesday: 12 items. Friday: Oma, in nine words. EN

  Monday: the look. Wednesday: 12 items. Friday: Oma, in nine words. "A 12-year-old looked 12. They don't anymore." Then …

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  14. Okt. 2026 Monday: the look stopped working. Today: what we put in its place. EN
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  12. Okt. 2026 My grandmother is 79. On Friday she took apart my own argument, and she was right. EN
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  9. Okt. 2026 Monday: the door. Wednesday: 1 bit. Friday: Oma. EN
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  7. Okt. 2026 Monday: the door. Today: what it learns. EN
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  5. Okt. 2026 A digital identity that lives on a smartphone. EN
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  2. Okt. 2026 My mother bought her paper at the same kiosk for 40 years. This week I tried to explain … EN
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  30. Sep. 2026 1 option. That's all EU law asks of the largest platforms when it comes to a feed that d … EN
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  28. Sep. 2026 You watch a video. The feed notes how long. The next one is a little more of the same, a … EN
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  25. Sep. 2026 I was explaining to my mother how the age lock works on television. There's a four-digit … EN
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  23. Sep. 2026 Article 6a of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive says the most harmful content — g … EN
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  21. Sep. 2026 From next year, a thirteen-year-old in Europe won't be able to open an account on a high … EN
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  18. Sep. 2026 I was telling my mother that the European identity wallet will be free. No fee, no subsc … EN
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  16. Sep. 2026 A citizen pays nothing for the EU Digital Identity Wallet. That is not a business decisi … EN
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  14. Sep. 2026 At a conference this year, someone building identity infrastructure told me why their pr … EN
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  11. Sep. 2026 My mother is thinking about moving to Spain to be near us. She's 79, she sits on our adv … EN
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  9. Sep. 2026 14 Million EN
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  7. Sep. 2026 Your SIM belongs to your mobile operator. Your phone's secure chip belongs to the manufa … EN
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  4. Sep. 2026 My mother has a smartphone. She's 79, she's on our advisory board, and she uses it every … EN
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  2. Sep. 2026 In one European region, 17% of adults have never used the internet. In another, it's und … EN
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  31. Aug. 2026 Every age verification system I have seen assumes you own a smartphone, that it is recen … EN
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  28. Aug. 2026 I explained to my mother how online age checks work. Photograph your ID, send it, wait f … EN
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  26. Aug. 2026 A leaked password is an inconvenience. You reset it and move on. EN
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  24. Aug. 2026 Every service that stores your identity document is holding it for you. EN
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  21. Aug. 2026 My mother wanted to join an European social platform. She's 79 and she'd heard good thin … EN
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  19. Aug. 2026 Verifying someone's age requires exactly one bit of information: yes or no. EN
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  17. Aug. 2026 A German social platform needed to check that its users are over 18. It picked a provide … EN
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  14. Aug. 2026 I told my mother about the European identity wallet. She's 79 and on our advisory board, … EN
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  12. Aug. 2026 Fewer than one in three EU member states are ready for the EU Digital Identity Wallet. EN
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  10. Aug. 2026 Two questions about the EU Digital Identity Wallet. Neither is technical. EN
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  7. Aug. 2026 Every whitepaper I write goes to my mother first. EN