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<div class="jumbotron p-5">
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<h1 class="display-4"><a href="https://www.privacytools.io/" title="privacytools.io"><img src="/assets/img/layout/logo.png" class="img-fluid" alt="privacytools.io"></a></h1>
<p class="lead">{{ subheading }}</p>
<p class="lead">{{ site_subheading }}</p>
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{% include section name="nothing_to_hide" %}
{% include section name="fourteen_eyes" %}
{% include section name="key_disclosure_law" %}
{% include section name="usa" %}
<h3 id="usa" class="anchor">Why is it not recommended to choose a US-based service?</h3>
<img src="/assets/img/layout/USA.png" class="img-fluid float-right" alt="USA" style="margin-left:10px;">
<p>Services based in the United States are not recommended because of the country’s surveillance programs, use of <a href="https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters/faq">National Security Letters</a> (NSLs) and accompanying gag orders, which
forbid the recipient from talking about the request. This combination allows the government to <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/08/more_on_the_nsa.html">secretly force</a> companies to grant complete access to customer data and
transform the service into a tool of mass surveillance.</p>
<p>An example of this is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit#Suspension_and_gag_order">Lavabit</a> – a discontinued secure email service created by Ladar Levison. The FBI <a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nzz888/lavabit-founder-ladar-levison-discusses-his-federal-battle-for-privacy">requested</a> Snowden’s records after finding out that he used the service. Since Lavabit did not keep logs and email content was stored encrypted, the FBI served a subpoena (with a gag order) for the service’s SSL keys. Having the SSL keys would allow them to access
communications (both metadata and unencrypted content) in real time for all of Lavabit’s customers, not just Snowden's.</p>
<p>Ultimately, Levison turned over the SSL keys and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/why-did-lavabit-shut-down-snowden-email">shut down</a> the service at the same time. The US government then <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100962389">threatened Levison with arrest</a>,
saying that shutting down the service was a violation of the court order.</p> <h3>Related Information</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bestvpn.com/the-ultimate-privacy-guide/#avoidus">Avoid all US and UK based services</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surespot#History">Proof that warrant canaries work based on the surespot example.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKUSA_Agreement">The United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement (UKUSA)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavabit#Suspension_and_gag_order">Lavabit: Suspension and gag order</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law">Key disclosure law</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mass_surveillance">Wikipedia Portal: Mass_surveillance</a></li>
</ul> <h1 id="vpn" class="anchor"><a href="#vpn"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> VPN providers with extra layers of privacy</h1>
<h1 id="vpn" class="anchor"><a href="#vpn"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> VPN providers with extra layers
of privacy</h1>
<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
<strong>All providers listed here are outside the US, use encryption, accept Bitcoin, support OpenVPN and have a no logging policy.</strong>
<strong>All providers listed here are outside the US, use encryption, accept Bitcoin, support OpenVPN and have a no
logging policy.</strong>
</div>
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