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Dutch start-up Merlon launches cybersecurity service it calls fully European owned

Dutch start-up Merlon went live at the ONE cybersecurity conference in The Hague, calling itself the first cybersecurity provider with ownership, control and jurisdiction entirely European. It targets governments wary of the US CLOUD Act.

Verified AI-drafted Merlon company website and launch at the ONE conference, The Hague, 6 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish independently audited proof of the ownership chain, any funding round, or a single named customer.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Self-declared European-owned launch, unaudited claim, no funding or customers named yet. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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