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A bit odd to see them all labeled "runs out of Europe". I understand why they do this, but it's not like European hosting is a bullet proof solution for invasive snooping or data requisition.


At least in Germany, we do not have secret courts and gag orders like in the USA.


How do you know for sure? Honest question.


It's impossible to prove. I think the best you can do is a) no legal basis for that kind of thing, and even more importantly b) a citizenry that remembers totalitarianism and knows the importance of privacy rights.


Europeans in Europe can take countries etc to their local courts, or to the European Court of Human Rights, or the Court of Justice of the European Union. Europeans are not able to take any court case against the US government in US courts.


> A bit odd to see them all labeled "runs out of Europe".

For people from a country which touts itself as "land of the free", this has to be a bit of a bitter bullet to bite ;)


If you're interested in running one from another place, do it and let us know...




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