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# Netherlands blocks Kyndryl's takeover of DigiD operator Solvinity
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-05-26-netherlands-blocks-kyndryl-solvinity-acquisition/
- Published: 2026-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:32.000Z
- Description: Dutch State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts prohibited Kyndryl's planned takeover of Solvinity, which runs the DigiD identity system, under the WOZT telecom investment screening law, citing US CLOUD Act exposure risk to citizens' data that could not be eliminated.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported

Reported [NOS, 26 May 2026](https://nos.nl/artikel/2615885-staatssecretaris-verbiedt-amerikaanse-overname-solvinity-bedrijf-achter-digid?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not affect Solvinity's current Dutch ownership or contract, which continues unchanged; Kyndryl and Solvinity retain the right to challenge the prohibition in court.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +3 of 36 possible. WOZT screening blocks US-owned Kyndryl buying DigiD operator, keeps ownership Dutch. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)