The Netherlands has become heavily dependent on American tech companies, with two-thirds of key public and private services relying on US cloud providers, according to an investigation by broadcaster NOS. An analysis of 16,500 domain names used by government bodies, hospitals, schools and other essential organisations shows that 67% are linked to at least one American cloud service. This includes websites, email systems and tools such as Microsoft Teams, meaning everyday services from online shopping at Albert Heijn to access...