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Re:Show HN: End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland by Jgrubb on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:03PM (#7757607)
Funny, when I hear "Switzerland" I think about how just this morning I heard that the American IRS has finally broken the long standing tradition of Swiss banking privacy, and that CreditSuisse will be paying billions of dollars in fines.
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Re:Show HN: End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland by fareastcoast on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:04PM (#7757616)
Well, selling out American millionaires is one thing, I have a feeling the Swiss would be less willing to sell out private communications to the NSA.
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Re:Show HN: End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland by tptacek on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:08PM (#7757641)
Because...
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Re:Show HN: End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland by lesterbuck on Friday May 16, 2014 @05:13PM (#7757947)
Because the "neutral" Swiss company Crypto AG was backdoored by the NSA long, long ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_AG#Back-doored_machines

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Re:Show HN: End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland by rdl on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:12PM (#7757657)
Because they've already sold them out to USG? (Crypto AG)? Or possibly, because someone else is a higher bidder?
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Re:Show HN: End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland by MHordecki on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:34PM (#7757752)
Only for US citizens, and this is on a per-bank basis - if you're a US citizen (or pay taxes in the US) you might be rejected in some of the banks.
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