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2,100 Swiss municipalities showing which provider handles their official email

Swiss government email audit exposes 2,100 municipalities to CLOUD Act surveillance via heavy reliance on US-based providers.

Monday, April 20, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline

A Swiss developer created an open-source map revealing which email providers handle official communications for ~2,100 Swiss municipalities, using DNS records and network signals for classification. The project highlights digital sovereignty concerns: US-based providers fall under the CLOUD Act, allowing US authorities to access data regardless of storage location.

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