#netherlands (4 results)

How the Dutch Police Clung to Predictive Policing for a Decade Without Evidence

The Crime Anticipation System was discontinued in early 2026 after a devastating internal report concluded that its 'predictive' capabilities were extremely limited. The police were never able to demonstrate that the algorithm had any measurable impact on reducing crime.

Dutch city uses algorithm to assess home value, but has no idea how it works

In a seemingly routine case at the Amsterdam court of appeal, a judge ruled that it was acceptable for a municipality to use a black-box algorithm, as long as the results were unsurprising.

How Dutch activists got an invasive fraud detection algorithm banned

The Dutch government has been using SyRI, a secret algorithm, to detect possible social welfare fraud. Civil rights activists have taken the matter to court and managed to get public organizations to think about less repressive alternatives.

Dutch MP Kees Verhoeven wants a registry of “heavy” algorithms – but it shouldn’t be public

On September 10, Dutch MP Kees Verhoeven put forward a motion in the Dutch parliament, together with MP Harry van der Molen, to create a mandatory register for all public-sector algorithms. He explains how this register could be implemented.