"Following months of public debate and protests against American IT giant Kyndryl's proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands' online identity platform, the Dutch government has decided to block the acquisition," writes longtime Slashdot reader rastakid. "T...

"Following months of public debate and protests against American IT giant Kyndryl's proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands' online identity platform, the Dutch government has decided to block the acquisition," writes longtime Slashdot reader rastakid. "T...

Across Europe, there have been increased concerns about the bloc’s reliance on American tech.

Kyndryl is “extremely disappointed” by the decision of the State Secretary for Economic Affairs to prohibit its takeover of Solvinity, the company behind DigiD. State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts banned the acquisition on Tuesday following advice from the Bureau for Investment Screening (BTI). The BTI stated that “this proposed acquisition of Solvinity may pose a risk to the public interest,” Aerdts wrote to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament.

State Secretary Aerdts of Economic Affairs has blocked U.S. company Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, the Dutch company behind DigiD, citing the "need to protect the public interest."

State Secretary Aerdts of Economic Affairs has blocked U.S. company Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, the Dutch company behind DigiD, citing the "need to protect the public interest."

State Secretary Aerdts of Economic Affairs has blocked U.S. company Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, the Dutch company behind DigiD, citing the "need to protect the public interest."

State Secretary Aerdts of Economic Affairs has blocked U.S. company Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, the Dutch company behind DigiD, citing the "need to protect the public interest."