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    Microsoft wird beschuldigt, die Namen niederländischer Beamter an die US-Regierung weitergegeben zu haben

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    2. ShallotNo8297 on

      If I were POTUS, I would have apologized to them, reprimanded MS, and calmed the market.

    3. Silent-Act191 on

      >Microsoft shared emails, minutes, and invitations sent by these civil servants without redacting their names in the documents. American tech companies are required to share data with the U.S. government due to the Cloud Act in force in that country.

      I see no problem with that whatsoever.

    5. _0611 on

      Yet, our government keeps renewing its contracts with Microsoft (and other US services), „because there is no (European) alternative“.

      The Dutch government is beyond incompetent when it comes to digital policies. It’s not just embarrassing and incredibly infuriating, it’s also becoming more and more dangerous.

    7. DivineArkandos on

      I mean, that’s not a surprise to anyone right? It’s on the tin when you buy American.

    10. butwhywedothis on

      I thought the blokes in the Netherlands were competent, especially with the election of a young progressive PM. But from the recent news about their ID verification company being acquired by Americunt company to this news, seems they are not as competent as they portray it. Anyway, good luck to them.

    11. Artistic_Concern_33 on

      I am confused, is it that Microsoft shared emails from the invitation sent by those civil servants to Microsoft to the US government ?

    12. Nightwish1976 on

      Now I would love if those civil servants would take the dutch state to court for allowing their data to be leaked to a foreign government.

    13. Serious-Feedback-700 on

      No shit, a US corporation serving US interests. What a shocker!

    14. Trang0ul on

      Mild shock, given that Microsoft voluntarily participates in the PRISM mass surveillance program.

    16. No_Size9475 on

      The EU needs to develop their own IT systems and get off US infrastructure.

    18. SparklyPelican on

      It’s time to switch to Linux but also move away from cloud services that are from ring kissing companies.

    22. gilluc on

      Men, it’s just FISA Act…Time to switch!

      The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 is a US law enacted in 2008 that authorizes the government to conduct surveillance on non-US persons located outside the United States for foreign intelligence purposes. It allows the NSA, FBI, and CIA to compel American technology companies — like Google, Microsoft, and Meta — to hand over communications of targeted foreign individuals without obtaining individual warrants. (from Claude)

    23. noble_piece_prise on

      If this was a company from a different country (let a lone one like China) it would have been on the front pages of every publication and an international scandal.

    26. JBJannes on

      That’s the price of never questioning the army of Microsofts consultants and it’s lame ecosystem.

    28. Ben_C17 on

      The Cloud Act exposure isn’t new information European governments have known about this risk since at least Schrems II invalidated Privacy Shield in 2020. What’s striking is how many EU member states keep operating as if compartmentalization works when their civil servants are drafting sensitive policy on US-hosted platforms.

      This specific case matters because Dutch officials were working on government communications that likely touched foreign policy, trade negotiations, or EU coordination exactly the kind of operational intelligence that creates leverage in bilateral talks. We’ve been tracking the gap between stated European data sovereignty concerns and actual procurement decisions on panopsik.com, and the pattern is consistent: governments acknowledge the problem in policy documents while renewing Microsoft contracts in practice. The question isn’t whether alternatives exist anymore it’s what the threshold is for actually switching. Apparently leaked names of civil servants working on internal government matters isn’t it.

    29. San_Pentolino on

      Would be nice to see a public infrastructure not committed to shareholders for X years. Something like Airbus. It would also give some opportunities to grow knowledge of young people (thinking of OpenStack). Or hetting CERN knowhow to build one

    30. Legal-Software on

      No American company has any place in EU government contracts or critical infrastructure.

    31. Silver_Quail4018 on

      ‚Leaking‘

      Everyone who uses microsoft services is already leaked to usa government.

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