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What's the point of switching to an inferior email service if their servers are still under US jurisdiction? Might as well stick with Gmail and suffer the adds
by cpursley 13y ago
What's the point of switching to an inferior email service if their servers are still under US jurisdiction? Might as well stick with Gmail and suffer the adds and NSA spying.
- bcvbcvbcv 13y agoThe point is to not support a company that does things you dont like. But if you dont feel strongly about issues such as privacy, of course you dont see the point.
- cpursley 13y agoThat's the thing -- I do feel strongly about privacy. That's why I don't see the point in switching to another US based service. Better to use a European or Asian provider or roll your own.
- iandundas 13y agoI just bloody switched to fastmail because I thought it was Australian - and unfortunately I really like it. Gutted to hear it's hosted in USA, kinda negates the point of my effort switching away.
- psbp 13y agoYou think Australia isn't a surveillance state?
- cpursley 13y agoNot the kind that drones you, mate.
- psbp 13y agohttp://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/australia-to-stock-up-on-us-drones/story-fn5fsgyc-1226644838899 http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/australia-to-stoc...
- gasull 13y agoFor those like me who can't access the link: http://web.archive.org/web/20130609020621/www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/australia-to-stock-up-on-us-drones/story-fn5fsgyc-1226644838899 http://web.archive.org/web/20130609020621/www.news.com.au/te...
- minor_nitwit 13y agoThe "Four Eyes", are USA, Canada, Australia, and England, and are all part of the PRISM program.