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How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
Prior to Trump’s new term, in December 2024, FBI officials urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps in the wake of cyberattacks on telecom companies attributed to the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign. If you’re thinking it might be handy to know about secure non-US options for your digital footprint, good news: There are a variety of well-established services worth checking out—ones that are increasing in popularity as fears of a DOGE-Facebook partnership seem less far-fetched by the day.. In the wake of deletions and alterations in the Trump administration’s war on science, accurate health information, inclusion, and equity, an archived copy of the CDC’s pre-Trump website is hosted in Europe due to concerns about US jurisdiction.
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