Dutch government blocks sale of DigiD owner to US tech giant - DutchNews.nl
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The Dutch government has blocked the sale of Solvinity, the company that manages its online services portal DigiD, to the US-based tech giant Kyndryl amid concerns that millions of citizens’ private data could be compromised. Willemijn Aerts, the junior minister responsible for the digital economy, vetoed the takeover “to protect the public interest”. She had asked the BTI, the agency that vets cross-border investments, to assess the risk of the deal to national security. Solvinity, a Dutch-based IT services company,...

The Dutch government has blocked the sale of Solvinity, the company that manages its online services portal DigiD, to the US-based tech giant Kyndryl amid concerns that millions of citizens’ private data could be compromised.

  • detren@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    7 days ago

    The thing is if you live in the Netherlands you kinda need it. I never knew it’s operated by a private company though, that’s ridiculously dumb.

    • KevinOnEarth@mstdn.io
      1·
      6 days ago

      @detren @kungen
      Stunning that anything of this nationwide importance should be anything other than a national asset!
      Same should apply to EVERY essential unique/monopolistic national utility or network (water, electricity, rail, motorway, cable, etc.)

      • detren@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        Definitely! After reading the article it’s not THAT bad but it’s still not good. The service is developed and managed by a government company BUT the IT service is outsourced to a private Dutch company that’s owned by a British company. Like what the fuck?