Microsoft Accused Of Sharing Dutch Officials’ Data with U.S. Government

Your government emails, work documents, and business communications stored in Microsoft’s cloud face new privacy risks. Microsoft reportedly shared Dutch civil servants’ names and internal communications with the U.S. House of Representatives, exposing officials who enforce Europe’s tough new tech regulations. This isn’t just about Dutch bureaucrats—it’s about what happens when foreign governments can access your data through the American companies you trust.

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According to NL Times reports, Microsoft handed over emails, meeting minutes, and event invitations from regulators at the Authority for Consumers and Markets and Dutch Data Protection Authority. They didn’t redact the officials’ names, effectively creating a target list of people enforcing the EU’s Digital Services Act—the law that forces…