Brenno de Winter

Brenno de Winter is a Dutch ICT and investigative journalist. He writes for Linux Magazine, ComputerTotaal, NU.nl and Webwereld and is a commenter for the PowNews programme on PowNed TV. Brenno is also a podcaster and hosts Laura Speaks Dutch. He caused controversy by submitting requests for information on the basis of the Open Government Act to include Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven and hundreds WOB requests to all Dutch municipalities and provinces. Because not all agencies fulfilled the WOB requests, de Winter filed lawsuits against them. The Dutch Association of Journalists supported de Winter. In the decision of the Hague court onMay 2010, de Winters favor, which is not confirmed that municipalities may levy fees for the appeal to the WOB. In April 2010, de Winter was involved in the disclosure of the expenditure of the FENS funds by the NS. After the publications and media appearances of de Winter related to the ease and simplicity of the OVchipkaart, the public transport smart

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