Google LLC (Alphabet US, Nasdaq: GOOGL). Direct CLOUD Act exposure; primary anchor for privacy-flight searches.
ALTERNATIVES
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CLOUD-ACT · NONE
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WITH BSI C5
0
FREE TIER
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Proton Mail
Switzerland · Founded 2014
EU-SOVEREIGN
★ #1 PICK
Swiss end-to-end encrypted email by Proton AG (Geneva); 100M+ users, Foundation-controlled since June 2024.
Swiss open-source Kolab groupware SaaS (Apheleia IT AG, Bern; Kolab Systems since 2010, Kolab Now since 2013), board incl. FSF Europe founder Georg Greve.
CH
Switzerland
SOVEREIGNTY
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignThis listingEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
German-hosted business email + calendar, contacts, tasks, notes and video meetings from LC by vBoxx GmbH; an integrated Microsoft 365 / Outlook alternative (TLS, not E2E).
FRANKFURT · DE
Germany
SOVEREIGNTY
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignThis listingEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
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