{"id":68076,"date":"2026-01-29T01:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/887491906"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T04:45:15","slug":"the-netherlands-rethinks-its-us-tech-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/the-netherlands-rethinks-its-us-tech-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Netherlands rethinks its US tech addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Dutch lawmakers in the parliament\u2019s digital affairs committee met Tuesday to debate the issue, they received a petition<\/a> signed by 140,000 people calling on the government to block the acquisition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Dutch government does something that [U.S. President Donald] Trump doesn\u2019t like, he can shut down our government with one push of a button,\u201d the petition reads. \u201cThat\u2019s a big danger.\u201d <\/p>\n

The debate over DigiD has put the spotlight on a topic that has been simmering for a while. <\/p>\n

With the Netherlands a long-time proponent of the transatlantic relationship, Dutch society is built on U.S. technology and IT services \u2014 as is the country\u2019s government. That\u2019s now seen as a glaring security issue as Trump fires off threats toward Europe. <\/p>\n

Two-thirds of the domain names of Dutch governments, schools and other critical companies rely on at least one U.S. cloud provider, research by the Dutch public broadcaster showed<\/a> Sunday, with Microsoft the frontrunner. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the most Microsoft-loving country of the whole world,\u201d said Bert Hubert, a Dutch cybersecurity expert and former intelligence watchdog. \u201cThe Dutch government uses more Microsoft than the U.S. government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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