US tech firms share Dutch regulator officials' names with Senate
3 hours ago
- #tech regulation
- #US-Dutch relations
- #data privacy
- US tech firms Microsoft and Meta shared names of Dutch officials and academics with a US senate committee investigating tech regulation.
- Dutch officials expressed concern, fearing travel bans or sanctions for those named, and raised the issue with the US ambassador.
- Dutch ministers emphasized the need to protect civil servants and are assessing the shared documents, but won't stop working with US tech firms short-term.
- The list includes officials from Dutch competition and privacy authorities, and a researcher studying disinformation.
- Concerns are heightened by the pending sale of Dutch cloud provider Solvinity to a US firm, given the US Cloud Act's data access requirements.
- Dutch government reliance on US cloud services is significant, with 67% of essential organization websites linked to American cloud services.