I agree completely but it is still worthwhile using an email provider that values your security in a country that supports privacy. novo-ordo.com (in Panama) is not only that but they also support TOR, mixmaster, and their own self-destructing email.
If you are concerned about the US government (or the EU now) reading your email, you need to select a service outside those jurisdictions and in a country that can resist pressure from other, more powerful countries. There is a table comparing several secure email providers, including their locations, on the novo-ordo website at http://www.novo-ordo.com. There are also pages discussing other aspects of computer security there.
There is a technical workaround to this kind of government surveillance. Use encrypted links to an overseas mail server. I use such a system now. Sub Rosa is an subscription (cheap) based email service run on a server in Panama. Panama has strong privacy laws. The server supports GPG message encryption and adds another layer of encryption to messages stored on the server. It can be used either through a normal email client like Thunderbird or through a webmail interface. The site is at www.novo-ordo.com.
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I agree completely but it is still worthwhile using an email provider that values your security in a country that supports privacy. novo-ordo.com (in Panama) is not only that but they also support TOR, mixmaster, and their own self-destructing email.
choosing email providers
If you are concerned about the US government (or the EU now) reading your email, you need to select a service outside those jurisdictions and in a country that can resist pressure from other, more powerful countries. There is a table comparing several secure email providers, including their locations, on the novo-ordo website at http://www.novo-ordo.com. There are also pages discussing other aspects of computer security there.
technical workaround
There is a technical workaround to this kind of government surveillance. Use encrypted links to an overseas mail server. I use such a system now. Sub Rosa is an subscription (cheap) based email service run on a server in Panama. Panama has strong privacy laws. The server supports GPG message encryption and adds another layer of encryption to messages stored on the server. It can be used either through a normal email client like Thunderbird or through a webmail interface. The site is at www.novo-ordo.com.