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Switzerland Wants To Become the World's Data Vault
wiredmikey writes "Business for Switzerland's 55 data centers is booming. They benefit from the Swiss reputation for security and stability, and some predict the nation already famous for its super-safe banks will soon also be known as the world's data vault. For example, housed in one of Switzerland's numerous deserted Cold War-era army barracks, one high-tech data center is hidden behind four-ton steel doors built to withstand a nuclear attack — plus biometric scanners and an armed guard. Such tight security is in growing demand in a world shaking from repeated leaks scandals and fears of spies lurking behind every byte."
So you think that either the Swiss or the Dwarfs are all Jewish?
Piece of advice: you probably shouldn't post while you're either that drunk or stupid. I'm going to guess that means you probably shouldn't post at all.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
They probably are, but you forget a hugely important factor. The Swiss are not proactive about foreign and homeland policy. They keep themselves to themselves (afaik), don't go stomping into anyone's country and are very open about their decision to not take peer pressure from anyone (hence them being surrounded by EEA and EFTA members but rejecting the proposals themselves so the Swiss is not really a member of what the US regards as "the EU").
Their independence and unwillingness to "co-operate" with other countries (read: submit to peer pressure) on a lot of things is why the GDP there is double anywhere else in the rest of Europe and why I would trust them with my data servers over anyone else.