European

Future DigiD contracts will be restricted strictly to European companies to protect national security, following a decision to block an American takeover of current operator Solvinity over data privacy concerns. State Secretary Eric van der Burg confirmed that under strict security procurement rules, firms from countries with laws allowing government data access—such as the US—will be excluded from the post-2028 tender. In the meantime, the government is introducing stronger data encryption for DigiD and MijnOverheid to better safeguard citizen information.