Unless you have been under a rock for the last week it was impossible not to notice the uproar regarding the Guardian’s story on alleged information collection , allegedly called PRISM that -again allegedly- involved several major cloud service providers. The most detailed and nuanced piece so far – but it is only Sunday when I am writing this – is this one from the Washington Post.

As at this stage many things are unclear and some reports may be incorrect, I – for one – have not decided whether I will move my personal information from the many US based providers that I use in my personal live to local alternatives. But in this blog I do want to share my (strictly personal) views and thinking on the topic and explore potential alternatives.

As usual I will stay far away from any politics in my blogs (something that must be doable given that …