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The dutch government tag on WindowsForum.com follows how Dutch authorities scrutinise Microsoft and other large technology vendors over data handling, transparency, and public-sector accountability. Coverage centres on the Netherlands' inquiry into whether officials' names were shared with a U.S. congressional committee, including meetings between the responsible state secretary, the U.S. ambassador, and Microsoft, with further talks planned with Meta. For Windows and Microsoft 365 administrators, the thread frames this as a governance and compliance matter rather than a cloud breach, highlighting how government oversight of vendor data practices can shape enterprise expectations around disclosure, contracts, and cross-border data requests.
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    Dutch Tax Authority Drops Microsoft 365 Cloud Plan for On-Premises and Open Source

    The Dutch tax authorities are backing out of Microsoft 365 in the cloud. They are not backing out of Microsoft entirely, and that difference matters for anyone running enterprise IT. State Secretary for Finance Eelco Eerenberg told Parliament that the Tax and Customs Administration...
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    Microsoft Faces Dutch Inquiry Over Officials’ Names Shared With US Congress

    The Netherlands has spent the summer asking Microsoft and Meta for a detailed account of what they handed to Washington. The concern is that names of Dutch regulators and researchers who work on European tech policy ended up with a U.S. congressional committee looking into what it calls "tech...