[thisjepisje]

Middelvinger.

But seriously, got some more info on these European services? I don't watch these matters very closely lately, would be interested in looking into it.

[abaco]

I am italian, would be surprise if a member of our government is even able to switch on a computer.

But I know that in Germany (for example) this problem is a big thing http://www.zdnet.com/worried-about-your-email-security-in-ge...

http://www.bohnen-kallmorgen.com/root/index.php?page_id=123

[BillFranklin]

In Germany the privacy laws are incredibly strict but fair to consumers rather than corporations.

[jdimov]

There's the EU-funded FI-WARE cloud platform. Completely free to use for European start-ups and comes with 80 million euros in EU grants for start-ups using it. http://www.fi-ware.org/

[voxic11]

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/protonmail is an example

[microtonal]

Not a government-sponsored initiative, but:

https://mailbox.org/en/