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.
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.
Shouldn’t be on private companies to begin with
Netherlands love to privatise with guardrails. Give the liability to private companies but micro-manage them. It’s the same for roads, healthcare, etc.
Does it work well?
Genuinely wondering.
Do the dutch people think it works well?
Yeah, arguably it does work pretty well, as the country is top of the class on many aspects but it’s definitely one of the most capitalistic countries in Europe and you feel it with certain things.
The true matter is somewhat nuanced. The company managing it, Logius, is government owned, however they’re using services, hosting and such, from this Solvinity that’s about to be acquired.