The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware—a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security.

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    10 hours ago

    That’s why I am moving away from all US services, selfhosting and well vetted European services are the only viable way forward.

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        6 hours ago

        Well vetted in that context might mean audited by 3rd parties that can show that even the services themselves do not have access to the data thanks to E2EE, HE, etc.