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German Telecom Respond to US Spying With "Email Made in Germany" Campaign
- Yahoo! News, Friday, August 9, 2013 2:25 PM
After news broke this week that the U.S. government has been reading the emails of German citizens, Germany's top telecoms operator promised users that it would begin funneling email exclusively through its domestic servers. Deutsche Telekom's "E-mail made in Germany" initiative promises a more secure email experience to German citizens. The spying scandal is a sensitive topic in Germany and revelations that Chancellor Angela Merkel may have given the U.S. government access are hurting her campaign for reelection in September.
