Privacy apps and services based in the United States
532 rated companies are based in the United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Five EyesLaws that matter for privacy
- The CLOUD Act requires US providers to hand over data they control in response to valid US legal process, wherever in the world the data is stored. Source
- Section 702 of FISA allows intelligence collection targeting non-US persons abroad through US providers, without an individual warrant. Source
- National Security Letters can demand subscriber records and usually come with gag orders that stop the provider from telling the user. Source
- The Fourth Amendment and the Stored Communications Act generally require a warrant for the content of communications, and code has been recognized as protected speech. Source