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Fastmail offers EU data region

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Re: Fastmail offers EU data region

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Post by preisschild » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC

justinclift wrote: post #151

dwedge wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I started using tuta until I realised they don't support IMAP. Something to do with not guaranteeing encryption (which isn't even enabled by default) but has the convenient effect of locking you into their apps

IMAP can do TLS though (IMAPS). Did they say what's stopping them from using that (and requiring the encryption!)?

Its probably about end to end encryption. Protonmail doesn't store mailboxes in plaintext, only the client actually decrypts the mailbox. IMAPS only encrypts the conn between mail server and client.

Re: Fastmail offers EU data region

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Post by telmo » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC

_tk_ wrote: post #282

telmo wrote: post #265

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am pretty sure that European states are already storing data that is out of reach for the US government, and I don't understand how Congress could legislate against this, short of an act of war.

There are certainly exceptions, but a lot of European Governments use Azure or Google for their office applications, including different law enforcement agencies and militaries.

Indeed. My point, however, is that Congress cannot pass legislation to compel European governments to share data with the US if/when they decide not to. OP is making a weird claim about the practical impossibility of escaping US data collection.

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