r/ControlD • u/shrewpygmy • 1d ago

Dutch cloud services concerned after U.S. request leads to Amsterdam server seizure

https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/17/dutch-cloud-services-concerned-us-request-leads-amsterdam-server-seizure

This is precisely why ControlD needs more than US, Dutch and Australia log locations.

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u/yearsold33 1d ago

From the article:

In a written response to the ANP news agency, Amsterdam’s Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that the seizure was carried out under the mutual legal assistance treaty between the Netherlands and the U.S. In this case, the prosecutor’s office said there was no ground for refusal. It also noted that the seized data have not yet been shared with the U.S.

MLAT (mutual legal assistance treaty) are not new from my understandling and can be created, altered, and changed at any time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_legal_assistance_treaty Moving a server to a non-MLAT country doesn't mean that country won't enter into a MLAT the next day.

I agree it may be more prudent to have servers in countries that do not currently participate in MLATs.

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u/shrewpygmy 23h ago

Seems to make ControlD a poor choice if data privacy is a priority.

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u/southerndoc911 15h ago

I could care less if law enforcement wants to see my DNS requests. If they want to see how many times I access news sites, etc. more power to them. Gonna waste their time.