Brenno de Winter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brenno de Winter
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1971(1971-12-06)
Age	53
Birthplace	Ede
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Brenno de Winter Biography

Brenno de Winter is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 6, 1971 in Ede, Netherlands. Brenno de Winter (born 6 December 1971 in Ede) is an ex- Dutch ICT reporter and an investigative one. He is a writer on behalf of Linux Magazine, Computer!Totaal, NU.nl and Webwereld and is a guest commentator for the PowNews program that airs on PowNed TV. Brenno has also been a radio host and host of Laura Talks Dutch.

He caused controversy when he submitted requests for information based on the provisions of Open Government Act (WOB) to include Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (regarding her position in the capacity of OV ambassador) as well as hundreds of WOB demands to every Dutch provincial and municipal authorities. Because some agencies did not fulfill their WOB request, de Winter filed lawsuits against the agencies. In the end, Dutch Association of Journalists (NEY) was in support of de Winter. A tribunal of The Hague ruled in de Winter’s favor on the 4th of May 2010. In April of 2010, de Winter was involved in the disclosure of expenses of FENS funding (1.3 million euros) from the NS. Following the media and publications appearances by de Winter related to the simple and easy use of the OV-chipkaart public transport smart card used in the Netherlands the minister of Infrastructure and Environment was able to convince to negotiate with the NVB in Haaglanden to postpone the issue for one month. In light of the revelation that the District Attorney made, he decided to initiate a criminal investigation for de Winter; however, the legal defense fund had achieved its goals in less than one hour.

In September 2012, de Winter released a video and accompanying news story of how he was able to use a fake ID to gain access to numerous Dutch and European government offices, including, amongst many others, the European Parliament and four Dutch government ministries, including the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior, the Dutch Secret Service, and the Dutch National Cyber Security Center.

In July 2012, de Winter broke a story about Dutch employers’ censorship, after an employee of Dutch company Unisys Netherlands was threatened with termination for giving a presentation about online censorship for the conference Last H.O.P.E., in New York.

In the course of the programme’s Open Standards and Open Source Software later, as an element of Open Source Software Strategy (for the government), (OSOSS) (2002-2007) and its successor Netherlands in Open Connection (NOiV) (2008-2011), de Winter followed developments with a keen eye. It was revealed that the House of Representatives did not follow its own policy regarding the implementation of IT departments of the IT agencies of the state. De Winter issued a WOB request to the Dutch Association of Municipalities (VNG) to gain a better understanding into the efficiency. After the VNG did not agree to publish the data, de Winter filed a lawsuit. Then, later, WOB requests were sent to all municipalities, provinces, as well as numerous administrations that are independent. Winter was present on the 16th of December 2009 during the presentation of Book A wall of rubber in the WOB in the field of journalism, subject to the ire of the parliamentarian Pierre Heijnen (PvdA). This was condemned by others who attended the meeting as well as the former Minister Bram Peper.

Brenno de Winter Net Worth

Brenno de Winter is one of the richest Journalist from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brenno de Winter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1993 to the present, de Winter has developed software for commercial use. Since 1995, he has focused on projects using free software the basis. In the latter part of the 1990s he has given lectures and workshops on this subject and provides advice to organizations regarding how to improve their IT security.

In the year 2000, de Winter has been an experienced journalist since 2000. The articles he writes are focused on the business aspects of the IT business and on details of the technology aspects involved in open source software as well as IT security. As journalist for the investigative field, he frequently makes usage of WOB. The year 2011, magazine for journalists Villamedia was awarded de Winter journalist of the year.

In 2011 de Winter was the subject of a criminal investigation. For uncovering weaknesses in the chip card and the central system, the Public Prosecutor assumed he was illegally cracking the cards. The company behind the chip card has reported. Winter by the Public Prosecutor considered suspicious for manipulating value cards, possession of means to do so, and computer intrusion. He faced imprisonment for up to six years. De Winter indicates that the manipulation was performed as part of the journalistic investigation into the weaknesses of the OV-chipcard expose and denounced the investigation.

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Brenno Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Brenno de Winter celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Brenno de Winter

1. Brenno de Winter is a Dutch investigative journalist.
2. He has won multiple awards for his journalism work.
3. De Winter is known for his expertise in cybersecurity and privacy.
4. He has written several books on these topics.
5. De Winter was involved in the WikiLeaks cables release in 2010.
6. He has worked with major news outlets such as NOS and RTL News.
7. De Winter is also a public speaker and lecturer on journalism and technology.
8. In 2019, he founded the Dutch Journalism Fund to support independent journalism projects.
9. De Winter has been an advocate for open data and government transparency.
10. He currently works as an independent journalist and consultant in the Netherlands.