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Re:Ask HN: Gmail alternatives? by drusenko on Friday February 12, 2010 @06:32PM (#1122137)
On the other hand, Google has a lot of resources and lawyers to fight off the government if they come knocking, and they've been known to fight to the max in the past.

You? Not so much. If the FBI shows up at your door, you're toast.

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Re:Ask HN: Gmail alternatives? by jrockway on Friday February 12, 2010 @10:46PM (#1122496)
Like this guy? http://w2.eff.org/legal/cases/SJG/

(Hint: the opposite. The government had to pay him damages for seizing his computers.)

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Re:Ask HN: Gmail alternatives? by johSho7w on Friday February 12, 2010 @11:41PM (#1122554)
I was skeptical but I'm really swayed by a victory that occured six years prior to the PATRIOT act.
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