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Dutch gov't will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform

https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/05/dutch-govt-will-allow-european-company-operate-digid-platform
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boricj | parent | next
As a French person, I'm confused as to why DigiD is not a government-run project like FranceConnect is. I'm even more bewildered that an American company thought that they could take over the national identity management system of an European country, as if this was business as usual.
Aaargh20318 | parent | next
DigiD is a government project. It's owned and operated by Logius, which is a government-owned entity.

Logius outsourced the hosting and infrastructure to Solvinity.

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navane | parent | next
I'm mostly bewildered that the Dutch government was ok with that, and it took way too much effort from the opposition to get them to pivot on this.
irdc | parent | next
As a Dutch person, I'm not. Dutch administrators are traditionally wary of doing anything themselves that they could conceivably outsource to a commercial party. That also results in endless swarms of locus^H^H^H^H^Hconsultants feeding on our taxes.

I hate it, but what can you do, this is sadly what people here keep voting for.

spockz | root | parent
I’m unaware of this kind of topic ever being one of the points in election time. This as opposed to topics like animal welfare. Sovereignty is only now becoming more visible as a votable topic.

Sadly, I don’t know of a way to influence how our government practices IT. Except maybe to work for Logius. And even then there will be the topic of funding.

yxhuvud | parent | next
Governments are not the only players needing working digital id, and sometimes banks are faster to build it.
spockz | root | parent
Banks have nothing to do with DigiD. There is eidas which allows you to attest your identity using a bank.
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juliusceasar | parent | next
Finally taking the digital threath from USA, Israel and China serious.
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markus_zhang | parent | next
What if this European company decides to contract out its job to other continents?
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tosti | parent | next
IDK what it's like now, but DigiD used to be 2 racks in a separate cage. Even if you can access the floor, you're not getting physically near the servers.
ChrisArchitect | parent | next
Related:

Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48278406

deafpolygon | parent | next
What's wrong with the government taking over admin of DigiD? I just don't understand why the government won't consider funding it. It's a public infrastructure service at this point.
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avocadoking | parent | next
This will be a nice money grab for some of the big european tech corps who always are late and dont care about maintenance afterwards. I hope I'm wrong.
flexagoon | parent
Why is DigiD even a product that needs constant maintenance? From my experience using it it's just a pretty simple authentication/data sharing system. Every oauth provider has something similar. Why is it a whole separate product that is owned by some company?
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