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Security services still sharing data with US despite concerns

Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD are continuing to share information with their American counterparts despite concerns about security, an investigation by the Volkskrant and Nieuwsuur has shown. Former Dutch intelligence officials are worried that sharing datasets, which may contain information about Dutch citizens, could pose a risk in light of the Trump administration’s approach to democratic rights and privacy protection. The investigation showed the Dutch security service AIVD and military security service MIVD have not scaled down their cooperation with American intelligence services, with one source citing overriding interests. Recent incidents involving citizens who were stopped at American airports, including one person being denied entry because of messages on a phone, highlight the importance of being “very careful” sharing unfiltered datasets, a former AIVD official said.

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