alt Hacker NewsHe is saying that no one outside of the US will trust them with their data, because of the US Cloud Act and similar legislation.
There is a reason Proton & Co are based in Switzerland and not in the US
He is saying that no one outside of the US will trust them with their data, because of the US Cloud Act and similar legislation.
There is a reason Proton & Co are based in Switzerland and not in the US
They can compete where the alternatives are also US based services.
They can compete in the US.
There are also many people who are more concerned about privacy from businesses than from governments. There are also people who are more concerned about privacy from their own government than a foreign government.
Although the Cloud Act and similar issues with the US are much discussed here, I see no sign it loses American big tech much business.