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Yandex might be a niche choice, if your main worry is "5/9 Eyes". Free, even to bring your own domain.



Yandex is Russian so will certainly keep you out of the way of the five eyes, provided you ensure decent encryption between you and their systems.

Russia is also famous for its cadre of crack Salisbury cathedral appreciators.


Yandex is a nice escape from the western law enforcement if that's a threat to one.


Some of what I want to send and receive by email might be considered illegal in Russia, so that's a hard no. I don't trust Russia's legal system to interpret the law in my favor. Does, for example, this email receipt for a book about a bi football player figuring out his sexuality count as propaganda? I wouldn't risk it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_gay_propaganda_law


Do you fear the Russian legal system though? Are you really doing anything so controversial that you’d motivate Russian Intelligence to care about a foreigner?


My concern is automated systems. YouTube videos get demonetized and cloud storage gets shut down because of automated copyright enforcement. They shut channels down and delete videos for the kinds of things I worry about, too.

This was not always the case. It might not be the case now that Russian companies scan for this stuff, but why risk it?


I'd be more concerned about being blackmailed by Russian intelligence services.


To what end? Seems like a lot of work for a tiny return relative to the size of their Government.


Not blackmail in the sense of "give us money". Think more "do us a favor".


"hey let us log into your digital ocean instance every once in a while. we'll even reimburse you for the VMs..."




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