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Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US (tuta.com)

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The proposed update to Switzerland’s Ordinance on the Surveillance of Postal and Telecommunications Traffic (VÜPF: Verordnung über die Überwachung des Post- und Fernmeldeverkehrs) represents a significant expansion of state surveillance powers, worse than the surveillance powers of the USA. If enacted, it would have serious consequences for encrypted services such as Threema, an encrypted WhatsApp alternative and Proton Mail as well as VPN providers based in Switzerland.

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[-] [email protected] 67 points 3 weeks ago

There's a reason every billionair has a bank account in Switzerland.

And it's not to pay more taxes. Or to launder less money.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago

What this says is billionaires are entitled to privacy to hoard their $$$ but nobody else is for everyday life.

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