French, German Leaders: Keep European Email Off US Servers 115
jfruh writes "In her weekly podcast, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she'd be discussing European email security with French President Francois Hollande. Specifically, in the wake of the NSA spying revelations, the two leaders will try to keep European email off of American servers altogether to avoid snooping. This comes as Merkel's government faces criminal complaints for assisting aspects of the NSA's programs."
Re:Huh? (Score:5, Funny)
You mean if one were to send an email from Munich to Paris, it'd cross the Atlantic and come back?
Depends... Sometimes the German Army brings it directly in person.
Re:You, uh... Know... (Score:4, Funny)
this is also a convenient opportunity for promoting local technology firms
The European Internet brought to you by SAP AG [sap.com]?
Spy sapping mah mailbox (Score:1, Funny)
-- edited by NSA -- I think the US is a wonderfull place to live in full of freedom and democracy. I think all other countries are plotting terrorist attacks and they will fail.
Re:Let's be realistic. (Score:3, Funny)
I don't know about official EU officials but I have it on good authority that royalmomma69@compuserve.net is the queen of england's email addrress.