Kevin Dominik KorteMar 6
So, the Dutch government tried to whitewash Amazon's sovereign cloud offering, only to be called out so hard that they had to withdraw the paper.
#digitalsovereignty
https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/05/dutch-govt-pulls-report-dangers-american-cloud-service-criticism
Dutch gov't pulls report on dangers of American cloud service after criticism

The Ministry of Justice and Security removed a report on the risks of Amazon’s “European Sovereign Cloud” service shortly after publishing it. This followed critics saying that the report underestimates the service’s dangers and illustrates the government’s tunnel vision regarding American big tech, the Volkskrant reports.

NL Times
Show threadGina
@kdkorte "The Ministry of Justice and Security’s Strategic Supplier Management (SLM) department, which negotiates contracts with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft on behalf of the government, asked lawyers from the American law firm Greenberg Traurig to study the European Sovereign Cloud and analyze its risks. The lawyers concluded that it is possible for the U.S. government to gain access to data or suspend services through law and informal pressure, but they considered it unlikely to happen." 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️
Mar 6 at 6:26amWeb
Show threadGinaMar 6
@kdkorte This is like me asking my cats if they should have unlimited treats.
Show threadAdnanMar 6

@Gina @kdkorte

There are so many “unlikely events” happening in the realm of international relations! So yes, if the parent company is American, the services and data are not secure.

Show threadKevin Dominik KorteMar 6
@ahalam @Gina Unlikely and totally predictable. Or at least predictable to people the US establishment likes to label Conspiracy Theorists, like Michael Moore.
Show threadNico RikkenMar 6
@Gina @kdkorte I was most disappointed by the lawyers placing a lot of trust in the technology as a backstop for legal matters, even though technology wasn't looked into. It would lead to engineers relying on the lawyers and the lawyers relying on the engineers and both failing to call out the risk.
Show threadKevin Dominik KorteMar 6
@nicorikken @Gina "Not my problem" seems to be a rather common defense against any predictable IT governance issues. Right next to "we fix it with the next release."
Show threadKevin Dominik KorteMar 6
@Gina, For the past 3 US presidents, "Unlikely to happen." seems to be akin to the challenge. Almost like asking: "Hold my beer."