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		nmjenkins on July 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gmail now features ads that look like emails I work for FastMail. We (Opera Software Australia) are an Australian company, subject to Australian privacy laws regardless of the location of our servers. We legally must only respond to Australian law enforcement agencies with valid Australian warrants (summary of the law is available here: https://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Privacy/tia.html).

windsurfer on July 20, 2013 | [–]

What happens if your hosting company gets an NSA request to access your servers?

ceejayoz on July 20, 2013 | [–]

Being Australian probably makes it easier on the NSA, not harder. They're allowed to spy unfettered on foreigners.

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