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 threadJarrod UrbanMar 6
@kdkorte Does anyone have a copy of the report? The article does not link to it.
Show threadRenke MeuweseMar 6
@jarrodu @kdkorte it's been republished at https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2026/02/26/onderzoeksrapport-aws-esc, with a new explanation by the department that published it, which actually incorporates some of the criticism against the report, and basically makes the report a waste of money and time.
Onderzoeksrapport AWS ESC

Op verzoek van SLM heeft Greenberg Traurig onderzoek gedaan van de AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) ten aanzien van soevereiniteit op data en op de beschikbaarheid van het systeem, vanuit het perspectief van de overheidsorganisatie. Dit onderzoeksrapport beschrijft de uitkomsten van dit onderzoek. Dit document is in het Engels.Onderzoeksrapport AWS ESC

Show threadKevin Dominik KorteMar 6
@meuwese @jarrodu Depends on which side of the contract you are on. I'm sure the company that produced that report and then was paid to edit it considers the money well earned.
Show threadJarrod UrbanMar 6
@kdkorte @meuwese Have either of you read it? I am about 10 pages in so far.
Show threadRenke Meuwese
@jarrodu @kdkorte I didn't read it very closely back then, but it seemed to me to be largely irrelevant to the current discussion. We know that the law provides reasonable, though not complete, protections. The urgency of the current debate arises from a US government that seems very willing to ignore the law, both domestic and international.
Mar 6 at 2:25pmWeb
Show threadKevin Dominik KorteMar 6

@meuwese @jarrodu I think it goes further. Most of the espionage and anti-terror laws enacted since September 11th are written to grant broad statutory authority. So far, the Presidents haven't even reached their full scope. After all, "We are the good guys."

So, the US government doesn't even need to ignore the law; they simply need to make use of all the exceptions and justifications provided.