The Dutch government has blocked Kyndryl, an IBM spinoff, from acquiring Solvinity — the cloud provider hosting DigiD, the Netherlands' national digital identity system used by millions for tax, healthcare, and government services. The €100M deal was prohibited on public interest grounds, marking the first US acquisition ever blocked by the Dutch Investment Screening Bureau. The core concern is the US CLOUD Act, which could compel US-headquartered companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world to American authorities. Solvinity also runs MijnOverheid and Digipoort, making it a critical layer of Dutch public digital infrastructure. The decision reflects a broader European push for tech sovereignty, coinciding with the EU's expected Tech Sovereignty Package that may restrict US cloud platforms for sensitive government data across the bloc.
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