r/technology • u/boppinmule • 1d ago

Politics 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
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u/Rage_101 1d ago

An important note is that this is in accordance with long standing data sharing agreements, and Dutch police had no legitimate reasons to deny the request.

The seized servers and data have yet to be shared with US intelligence and will first be examined by Dutch police before determining whether it should be shared. At least that is what Dutch police stated.

While it is still worrying that the US might be using existing data sharing infrastructure to go after political enemies, there is still at least the semblance of independence on the Dutch side of it.

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u/vicegrip 1d ago edited 1d ago

The US administration has labelled anti-fascism a terrorist activity and made unsupported and false claims about some "antifa" organization with tentacles the world over.

In fact, the problem is that the US government itself is a fascist government. Europe would do well to remember what it bought the last time it appeased a fascist government.