Privacy Guide: “There is a growing sentiment that the US shouldn’t be relied upon for the technologies that many people and businesses use every day. Lately, the US has been unilaterally cutting off access to critical technologies to European countries, prompting calls for “radical action” to bolster European tech stacks from EU lawmakers. At Privacy Guides, we generally value technical guarantees over matters like jurisdiction. There is simply no alternative to privacy technologies like strong end-to-end encryption when it comes to protecting your information. That being said, the United States certainly does not have a monopoly on the best technologies, and many of our favorite recommended tools come from Europe and all over the world. Tools from the European Union also generally benefit from much stronger data protection laws, thanks to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If supporting the European tech industry is something that is important to you, here’s a non-exhaustive list of some of our favorites. We have many more recommendations throughout our website if you are interested in learning more about privacy-respecting tech alternatives!”