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Karin Spaink was born on 20 December, 1957 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a journalist, writer. Discover Karin Spaink's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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66 years old |
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20 December |
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Amsterdam |
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Netherlands |
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She is a member of famous Journalist with the age 66 years old group.
Karin Spaink Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Karin Spaink's Husband?
Her husband is Christiane Hardy (m. 2012–2013)
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Karin Spaink Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Karin Spaink worth at the age of 66 years old? Karin Spaink’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. She is from Netherlands. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Spaink gave the 2018 Mosse Lecture, titled Tussen Grewel en Fortuyn: Identiteit, herzuiling, privilege en verschil (Between Grewel and Fortuyn: Identity, re-pillarification, privilege and difference).
In 2015, Spaink was named Freethinker of the Year by De Vrije Gedachte.
In 2013 she joined the Committee of Recommendation of Dutch whistleblower foundation Publeaks that on 9 September 2013 launched a whisteblowing Initiative based on GlobaLeaks software.
In 2005 she became the chief editor of a new book series, The Next Ten Years. The first book in the series, which dealt with electronic patient records (EPR) and the accompanying hack of two major hospitals, led to a debate in parliament. A few months later, the national introduction of EPR's was stalled by the Department of Health, citing Spaink's research. In that same year, she embarked on writing the history of XS4ALL and Hack-Tic.
The Church appealed again, this time to the Supreme Court of Netherlands. In July 2005, a few days before the court was expected to rule, Scientology withdrew the appeal. The Supreme Court dismissed Scientology's claims while accepting Scientology's withdrawal. As a consequence of this withdrawal, Scientology has no possibility to appeal to the European Court, because this is only possible when all legal means on country level have been exhausted. The verdict of the appeal court stands, but the Supreme Court did not add an evaluation of its own.
Spaink is also involved in the Right to Die movement; she hosts a website which offers access to information concerning methods of suicide. This website garnered much controversy when, in October 2005, Christopher Aston (25) and Maria Williams (42) from Liverpool and London respectively, entered into a suicide pact after meeting on a newsgroup discussing the same subject.
In the verdict of the appeal on September 4, 2003, this ruling was reversed.
The Church of Scientology appealed this decision. A court date was originally planned for September 2002, but was postponed several times. Finally in September 2003, the court decided in favor of Spaink and the internet service providers on all points, including the below-mentioned decision on links. The three judges found that Spaink and the providers might indeed have broken Dutch copyright law; quotation is not allowed of works that have not been previously published, and whether or not the release as evidence in a US court case counts as 'publication' was considered dubious. However, the judges felt that they did not have to rule on this subject, because European law states that quotation is legal in cases where the quotation serves a higher goal. The court held it proven that Scientology is an organisation that tries to undermine democracy, and ruled that Spaink had the right to quote the Church in her exposé.
From 2001 to 2004 she was an external adviser for the Freedom of the Media bureau (FOM) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), advising them on freedom of speech and the internet.
In 1995 the Church of Scientology began a legal campaign to remove what it held were copyright infringements and trade secrets from the Internet; see Scientology vs. the Internet. Spaink, as one of the first famous Dutch Internet personalities, was one of the first of about a hundred Dutch people to put up pages containing the Fishman Affidavit in protest against the actions of the church.
In 1986 and 1987 she trained as a computer programmer, at Volmac and Fokker. In this period she worked for the Pacifist Socialist Party. From 1988 until 1990 she worked for Fokker. She writes a regular column for Het Parool (1992 to present) and previously wrote for De Groene Amsterdammer (1998-2000).
Spaink was born in Amsterdam and trained as a secondary school teacher from 1975 to 1981, specialising in English. From 1981 to 1984 she studied sociology at the University of Amsterdam. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986. She started writing freelance around this time.
Karin Spaink (born December 20, 1957 in Amsterdam) is a journalist, writer and feminist.