Netherlands Parliament Votes to Curb Reliance on US Tech Firms
2025-03-18
The Dutch parliament passed motions urging the government to reduce dependence on US software companies, aiming to create a domestically controlled cloud platform. This follows concerns about changing US-Netherlands relations and anxieties over US tech giants' control of data. The motions also call for a reassessment of Amazon Web Services' role and preferential treatment for European firms in public tenders. While viable European alternatives remain scarce, this marks a crucial first step towards reducing reliance on US tech, prompting greater transparency regarding risks associated with using US cloud services.
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