Sure I can source this. I didn’t mean the data retention laws, but meant the government’s black box that a mail provider needs to put besides his mail server. A

Sure I can source this. I didn’t mean the data retention laws, but meant the government’s black box that a mail provider needs to put besides his mail server. Actually what I need to correct is the number: it is needed only for more than 10‘000 users. This box resides in the mail provider's network and used as a secure communication bridge with the government: If a judge requires the provider to start the surveillance of some email account, then the provider needs to transfer those mails onto the black box, which transmits it further to the government agency. https://www.golem.de/news/telekommunikationsueberwachung-wie-e-mail-ueberwachung-in-deutschland-funktioniert-1611-124292.html https://www.golem.de/news/telekommunikationsueberwachung-wie... https://posteo.de/blog/posteo-zur-m%C3%A4r-von-der-abh%C3%B6r-schnittstelle https://posteo.de/blog/posteo-zur-m%C3%A4r-von-der-abh%C3%B6...