Hosting in the EU would not change much as far as the NSA's reach is concerned — as long as it is a U.S. company, your data is accessible to government agencies.
It's a very real concern, but I don't think hosting in the E.U. solves anything.
Re:How I Handle Trello Support
by lifeisstillgood on Saturday May 10, 2014 @06:21PM
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Maybe I was not clear - this is not about stopping the NSA reading my support emails (I pretty much assume anything I do that is digital is caught, even if not read)
My concern is winning business with UK public sector - the Data Protection Act and ICO are clear on processing data only inside legal regiemes that share the same data privacy protections - in other words EU companies must process inside EU borders.
Or rather we don't have to but it's a pain in the arse to explain why not and I have enough to do so please please please either stick processors inside the EU or can I find a bunch if similar parties who fancy shouldering the cost of doing same.
What I would like to plead for is hosted Fogcreek and other products in the EU only. Data protection laws here make getting government work awkward if you use hosted services outside the EU. It's painful. please host here !!!
ps anyone else in same position?