blathoudMar 7
Ada  ​ ( Tooti'n from the void )

Dutch government: Release report on dangers of using American hosting

Also Dutch Government: Signs contracts with American hosting companies

Still the Dutch Government: removes their own report on American hosting services, because it now makes them look bad.

Nieuwe kabinet, dezelfde onzin  

#thenetherlands #nederland #netherlands

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
Mar 7 at 8:32amWeb
Show threadcalciusMar 7
@iamada
a metaphor for the times we are in
Show threadConny NaschMar 7
@iamada it is the attachment to the tried and "trusted", basically not to change from the known. I am also moving away from microslop and company - but am still in the flow. It is an effort - occasionally one puts it as "too much effort" a perspective that has to be overcome! 😒
Show threadAda  ​ ( Tooti'n from the void )Mar 7

@connynasch maybe I have too much faith in this land and it's people, but to me the idea of "tried and trusted" here feels as artificial as the housing crisis.

We are talking about the same country that built the Deltaworks, tamed the Zuiderzee and raised an entire new region out of it.

The same country that has revolutionized agriculture to a point where it's one of the largest exporters in the world, despite being the size of a US state.

The same country that has literally fixed it's artificial problems like housing before...

But then, well, then VVD had some ideas 🤦‍♀️
(Don't worry though, this time, this time they'll do different! They'll do better in this coalition, they pinky promise! /sad-sarcasm)

Show threadRichard RatheMar 7

@iamada

Good to know this "shot self in foot, so cut off foot" ideation isn't limited to just the US! 🙄

Show threadWouter 🇳🇱🇧🇷🇧🇪Mar 7
@iamada the Dutch government is sickening!
Show threadSterlingMar 7

@iamada
@briankrebs
I believe that Trump is a good thing for Europe.
His reign of insanity should force Europe to stand on their own.
Self reliance is the only point at which you can truly decide to use outsiders or not.

With a nod to Ozzy:
it's time to get off the "Crazy Train"

Show threadGary HoustonMar 7

@iamada not to mention allowing Solvinity to be sold to the US. It looks like they are particularly fond of Microsoft.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2599601-nederland-hangt-aan-amerikaans-tech-infuus-we-zitten-in-de-houdgreep

Nederland hangt aan Amerikaans tech-infuus: 'We zitten in de houdgreep'

Twee derde van de overheden, scholen, vitale bedrijven en zorginstellingen gebruikt Amerikaanse clouddiensten, blijkt uit data-onderzoek van de NOS. De bezwaren daartegen nemen toe.

Show threadChewieMar 8
@iamada the article makes it sound like they took it down because it wasn't critical /enough/
Show thread『 Wooden Croccy 』Mar 8
@iamada this whole government of ours is a shitshow, doesn't matter what party gets on top 
Show threadAda  ​ ( Tooti'n from the void )Mar 8

@fristi
(in a hypothetical future)

Which flavour of rich disconnected lobby-bought-and-paid-for elite would you prefer today  🐊 ?

Show threadkhobochkaMar 8

@iamada > GroenLinks-PvdA MP Barbara Kathmann, the chair of the Standing Committee on Digital Affairs, told the Volkskrant that she often hears the SLM referred to as “the Dutch Ministry of Microsoft.”

“Ministry of Micro$lop”, jeez 😬

Show threadAda  ​ ( Tooti'n from the void )Mar 8

@khobochka make sure yo call them MicroSlop, because it's tilting them enough to shutdown community servers over it.

So Ministry of Micro$lop