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For Americans, that would probably increase your exposure. They can legally spy on their own people via foreign governments. This is well documented, see for e

For Americans, that would probably increase your exposure. They can legally spy on their own people via foreign governments. This is well documented, see for example the first result I found: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/19/fbi-jan-6-section-702-fisa-database-americans/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/19/... Ditto for Europeans.

skissane 3y ago
> For Americans, that would probably increase your exposure For criminal matters, possibly yes, depending on the circumstances. For civil matters, arguably not. The US government can ask a foreign government to spy on you, but the results of the spying can't be admitted in a civil lawsuit. Whereas, an American ISP, the plaintiff can get a subpoena, the ISP has to comply, and the evidence is admissible in court. Also, with a civil lawsuit, even if it is possible for the plaintiff to get an order from a foreign court, the added difficulty and expense may make them decide to abandon the suit altogether. > They can legally spy on their own people via foreign governments. What if you used a Russian VPN company with a server in Russia? Of course, merely signing up for such a thing is likely to attract the attention of intelligence agencies. But, if the US government asks the Russian government to spy on you, I doubt the Russian government is going to say "yes", unless you are something like a terrorist.