Like the 5 Eyes gov'ts, The Dutch gov't has a choice. But it picked the correct option
"Or in other words, there is nothing Holland can do about Google, Microsoft, Facebook or any of the other countless products used by its citizens to communicate online."
Being small does not mean Holland lacks choice. Israel is small. New Zealand is small.
The easiest thing for Holland to do if it wanted to spy on its citizens would be to become a closer affiliate of the Five Eyes.
So the Dutch government does have a choice. But unlike our governments the Dutch government is rejecting Chekism. It is rejecting turning Holland into Chekist regime run by its current and past members of its security services.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
