U.S. authorities requested seizure of a server housed at a data center in Amsterdam-Oost that belonged to the Italian activist internet provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I). The Dutch Cloud Community (DCC) warned that the way the seizure was handled creates a route for U.S. requests without clear independent Dutch legal review and has sent an urgent letter to police demanding clarification of the legal basis and procedure. Amsterdam’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said the action was carried out under the mutual legal assistance treaty between the Netherlands and the U.S., that there was no ground for refusal, and that the seized data have not yet been transferred to U.S. authorities.
A/I operated for about 25 years, providing free email and web hosting to roughly 20,000 organisations and activists worldwide. After U.S. sanctions at the end of August, the group decided to dissolve within days; the measures also led to loss of its domain, PayPal account termination, and a blocked bank account. Banca Etica, where A/I held an account, blocked it citing fears of secondary sanctions and publicly condemned the U.S. actions. The seizure has heightened industry fears that such cross-border requests could undermine trust in the Netherlands as a safe place to host data.
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