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Swiss Government Backs Privacy Oriented ISP

Posted by samzenpus on from the eyes-on-your-own-screen dept.

judgecorp writes "The Swiss government owned telco Swisscom is pitching a "Swiss Cloud" operator which promises to keep customers' credentials private in the wake of the NSA spying scandal. Switzerland has strict privacy laws, with which the Swisscom cloud complies, and the operator now wants to offer that more widely."

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  1. strict privacy laws my ass! by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They used to have strict banking secrecy laws, too.

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    1. Re:strict privacy laws my ass! by Luckyo · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Few in EU like Swiss banking any more than US does. It's a known tax fraud heaven, and with EU has been shaken by the crisis pretty badly, tolerance for Swiss "give us your money, we'll help you not pay your fair share" policy is growing thin.

  2. Re:the Swiss don't need you by king+neckbeard · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's a pretty hard sell. They're white, they don't have natural resources, and they are known for neutrality. In fact, that's one of the reasons that nobody tries to fuck with Switzerland. The value of having a neutral territory far outweighs the value of pursuing a particular agenda.

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