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The Dutch government is blocking a United States-based company's attempts to acquire a key online identification IT supplier.

And says something about the mistrust of US tech companies by now.

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Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier

Across Europe, there have been increased concerns about the bloc’s reliance on American tech.

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POLITICO (www.politico.eu)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f0036500-7925-46c3-a683-e1d6a23d8b20/this-is-important.RSS for NodeMon, 01 Jun 2026 04:42:01 GMTTue, 26 May 2026 12:11:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 15:17:05 GMT]]>@claesdevreese After a whole lot of pressure from society, IT specialists, their own public servants, lawyers and members of parliament...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/Mirjam_008/statuses/116641538057862993https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/Mirjam_008/statuses/116641538057862993Tue, 26 May 2026 15:17:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 15:07:10 GMT]]>@passwordsarehard4
You are right, it''s totally weird, but unfortunately very common.
@claesdevreese

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/DataKnightmare/statuses/116641499107329206https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/DataKnightmare/statuses/116641499107329206Tue, 26 May 2026 15:07:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 14:48:22 GMT]]>@DataKnightmare @claesdevreese I find it odd its even a private company. It seems like something that a government should keep in-house.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/passwordsarehard4/statuses/116641425182558588https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/passwordsarehard4/statuses/116641425182558588Tue, 26 May 2026 14:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 13:48:56 GMT]]>@claesdevreese online ID, like health data, should on no account be dependent on non-EU supplieres, good thing the Dutch government is finally taking a stand.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/DataKnightmare/statuses/116641191493152886https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/DataKnightmare/statuses/116641191493152886Tue, 26 May 2026 13:48:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:41:12 GMT]]>@claesdevreese 🎉 Yes!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/Thorium/statuses/116640925098034334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/Thorium/statuses/116640925098034334Tue, 26 May 2026 12:41:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:18:03 GMT]]>@martijnveken agree, and connected…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/claesdevreese/statuses/116640834103160035https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/claesdevreese/statuses/116640834103160035Tue, 26 May 2026 12:18:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:15:53 GMT]]>@claesdevreese It may even say more about the mistrust in the US government, because that's where the real issue is in this case.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/martijnveken/statuses/116640825595393281https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/martijnveken/statuses/116640825595393281Tue, 26 May 2026 12:15:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This is important. on Tue, 26 May 2026 12:13:44 GMT]]>@claesdevreese so relieved that the sale is being blocked.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116640817108077958https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116640817108077958Tue, 26 May 2026 12:13:44 GMT