[GTALUG] hobbyist web hosting recommendations?

[Kevin Cozens]

On 15-12-21 09:43 PM, Clifford Ilkay wrote:
> On 21/12/15 09:07 PM, Kevin Cozens wrote:
>> I'm using Canadian Web Hosting (https://login.canadianwebhosting.com/) and
>> have been for several years. I wanted to use a Canadian company so I
>> wouldn't have to worry about some of the laws the US government put in
>> place in regards to the Internet and US hosted content.
>>
>
> As long as the data you're concerned about has to traverse the Internet,
> having the server in Canada offers only the illusion of data protection.

The person who mentioned "no interception worries" by using a Canadian 
provider was Bob Jonkman. I had other concerns arising from laws enacted by 
the American government in the name of keeping their people "safe".

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