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by nabnob 1156 days ago
Huh, I frequently see advice online that says to use VPNs based in countries that are not one of the "fourteen eyes"/"five eyes".
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dist-epoch 1156 days ago
Switzerland is strongly associated with EU/Western world.

The famous/traditional Switzerland bank privacy was severely weakened at US pressure.

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nabnob 1156 days ago
Oh yeah, I agree with you. It just raises the question, is it even possible to find security related companies that won't cave to US pressure?
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hammyhavoc 1156 days ago
Proton caves to Swiss pressure with handing over the IP of a French climate activist, so American pressure is really neither here nor there.
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