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The Netherlands rethinks its US tech addiction
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POLITICO
As Dutch lawmakers in the parliament’s digital affairs committee met Tuesday to debate the issue, they received a petition signed by 140,000 people calling on the government to block the acquisition.
“That’s a big danger.”The debate over DigiD has put the spotlight on a topic that has been simmering for a while.
With the Netherlands a long-time proponent of the transatlantic relationship, Dutch society is built on U.S. technology and IT services — as is the country’s government.
That’s now seen as a glaring security issue as Trump fires off threats toward Europe.
“We are the most Microsoft-loving country of the whole world,” said Bert Hubert, a Dutch cybersecurity expert and former intelligence watchdog.