True picture: Asscher tweeted that the leak had "exposed the popularity" of his party.. Pictured is outgoing party leader of the Dutch Labour party PvdA, Diederik Samsom (R) and new leader Asscher. (L)
AMSTERDAM: A website used by millions of Dutch voters to test their political preferences was quietly keeping a tally of how many were matched with each party, a security researcher who penetrated the site said on Tuesday.
The discovery by researcher Loran Kloeze raised potential privacy concerns and sparked a debate over whether the site was biased. The leaked results showed the Labour Party, a junior party in the governing coalition, received the second most matches even though it is running sixth in opinion polls.
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