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The US and Germany used a Swiss company to sabotage encryption for years: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51467536 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-5

The US and Germany used a Swiss company to sabotage encryption for years: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51467536 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51467536 Being inside of the EU also won't ensure your privacy: https://argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/former-philips-top-cryptographer-admits-to-compromising-encryption-devices- https://argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/former-philips-top-cryptogra... And let's not forget that the Swiss are just as willing to implement privacy infringing laws as any other country these days: https://tuta.com/blog/switzerland-surveillance-plan https://tuta.com/blog/switzerland-surveillance-plan Don't trust a company just because it's situated somewhere. When governments friendly to yours want to spy on you, they don't necessarily let borders stop them.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago
> The US and Germany used a Swiss company to sabotage encryption for years CryptoAG and the CIA's decision to release the history document of that operation is such an interesting story. In particular, it had this effect of getting people to distrust Swiss companies, for better or for worse. It makes it sound plausible, if however unlikely, that a company such as Proton is actually a front for US cyber warfare. (I don't think it is but it might be; it seems like that may have been the point.)