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Huh, I frequently see advice online that says to use VPNs based in countries that are not one of the "fourteen eyes"/"five eyes".


Switzerland is strongly associated with EU/Western world.

The famous/traditional Switzerland bank privacy was severely weakened at US pressure.


Oh yeah, I agree with you. It just raises the question, is it even possible to find security related companies that won't cave to US pressure?


Proton caves to Swiss pressure with handing over the IP of a French climate activist, so American pressure is really neither here nor there.




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