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Microsoft Must Release Dead Man’s Hotmail and OneDrive Account to Family
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Microsoft Must Release Dead Man’s Hotmail and OneDrive Account to Family

Microsoft must give the parents and sisters of a man who died in July 2021 access to his Hotmail and OneDrive account. The Amsterdam District Court has determined this after summary proceedings brought against Microsoft by the relatives.   The family members had first corresponded with the tech giant themselves to gain access to the deceased's Microsoft user accounts. However, Microsoft informed the family by email on Oct. 7 that it would only consider whether the company could provide access under applicable law after receiving a court order. Microsoft defended itself by stating that the content of an (email) account is not good within the meaning of Article 3:1 of the Dutch Civil Code. "Even if the heirs had become a party to the Microsoft Services Agreement (MSA), that would not...
ING Will Bring Apple Pay Soon To The Netherlands
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ING Will Bring Apple Pay Soon To The Netherlands

ING Will bring Apple Pay soon to the Netherlands. ING will offer Apple Pay soon in the Netherlands, and the bank announced on in a press release. On a web page, ING promises to tell you more about the arrival of the service. When the payment service is offered in the Netherlands and which customers are eligible has not yet been declared. The website only states that it will take "a little longer" until the bank offers Apple Pay. "This is all I can tell about it right now," an ING spokesperson said. "Furthermore, I cannot reveal anything about it." It is not yet evident whether other banks have plans to support Apple Pay in the Netherlands. A Rabobank spokesperson did not want to comment on whether the bank has plans for Apple Pay. ABN AMRO has announced that it is discussing Appl...
Amsterdam’s Economy Is Growing Fast Thanks To Tourism And Construction
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Amsterdam’s Economy Is Growing Fast Thanks To Tourism And Construction

Amsterdam's Economy is growing Fast thanks to Tourism and Construction.The economy of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is running at full speed and is expected to grow by 3.7 percent this year, raising the region 0.5 percentage points above the rest of the Netherlands.   The figure also shows that the City of Amsterdam presented on Wednesday, reported by EYE News. The reasons for economic growth are investments in ICT services, construction, increasing tourism and a strong international rival position. Unemployment in Amsterdam and the surrounding area is also falling from 4.9 percent in 2017 to 4 percent in 2018 and 3.6 percent in 2019. The unemployment rate thus drops to pre-crisis levels. With these new figures, the Amsterdam region now ranks among the five strongest growth are...