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# Dutch regulator clears Kyndryl takeover of DigiD host Solvinity, sovereignty unresolved
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-26-netherlands-acm-clears-kyndryl-solvinity-digid/
- Published: 2026-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:25.000Z
- Description: The Dutch competition authority ACM cleared Kyndryl's takeover of Solvinity, which hosts DigiD identity services for 16.5 million citizens, ruling that public concern about digital autonomy falls outside competition law; a separate national security review continues.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) decision, 26 February 2026](https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/kyndryl-mag-solvinity-overnemen-concentratiebesluit?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the takeover has cleared the separate security review under the Undesirable Control Telecommunications Act, which remains open.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight -4 of 36 possible. Clearance lets US-owned Kyndryl acquire DigiD host; security review still open. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)