05/07/2014 ZDNet reports on secure e-mail options in Germany, where the population is concerned about the possible interception of their data

By Ann Longmore-Etheridge

ZDNet reports on secure e-mail options in Germany, where the population is concerned about the possible interception of their data. "The country’s Independent Centre for Data Protection, a government advisory agency, explicitly advises e-mail users to avoid American internet services. When choosing a provider, European and German companies are preferable to those 'from third countries, in particular from the U.S., because European data protection law is applicable," the agency's Web site says," states ZDNet. In the wake of PRISM becoming public knowledge, many Europeans are calling for an end to the Safe Harbor agreement of 1998, which governs the sharing of information between the United States and parts of Europe.

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