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What about Digital Ocean or another VPS provider? What is to stop them from just handing the NSA a copy of my server image complete with all email history, add

• furyg3 13y ago
  Yes, that's the point. If you are worried about Google cooperating with the NSA, and you decide to roll-your-own mail solution, but are using US-based services like MailGun, you are doing it wrong. :) Moving to a self-hosted solution (even a US one) offers you more privacy protection options than Gmail/Hotmail, that's for sure. But since physical access is everything, using a US-based VPS provider means there is only a small speedbump between the government and your mail. Using a US-based service like Mailgun, while extremely cool, removes even this speedbump, since they will presumably be forced to cooperate in the same way that Google or Yahoo do. The best option would be to host your own mail with a VPS with a very strong privacy record, explicit statements about not cooperating with US inquiries, based and hosted in a country with strong privacy protections.