The Dutch government has blocked a US-based company's acquisition of a key digital supplier due to potential risks to public interest.

This is important. The Dutch government is blocking a United States-based company's attempts to acquire a key online identification IT supplier. And says something about the mistrust of US tech companies by now. #techsovereignty #digital #infrastructure https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-blocks-us-takeover-vital-digital-supplier/

The Dutch government blocks the acquisition of authentication IT supplier Solvinity by US-based Kyndryl, citing "a possible risk to the public interest" (Pieter Haeck/Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-blocks-us-takeover-vital-digital-supplier/ http://www.techmeme.com/260526/p16#a260526p16

BREAKING: #Netherlands blocks US takeover of a vital digital supplier. NL investment screening authority sees the purchase as posing "a possible risk to the public interest." NL govt now adopts the advice, a week before the EU Commission comes with its #TechSovereignt Package. #DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 #BigTech #tech https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-blocks-us-takeover-vital-digital-supplier