Dispatch · 17 June 2026

Why a sovereignty score beats a "European" tag

A label tells you nothing. A sourced, dated, verifiable score tells you what you actually depend on.

Most directories tag a service “European” and move on. That tag hides every question that matters: who owns it, which courts govern it, where the data physically sits, and whether any of that is actually true.

FindInEurope scores each of those dimensions and shows the receipts: every claim links to its source, carries a confidence, and is dated. A self-declared data-residency page is marked claimed; a company register is verified. The score reflects the difference, and so should your decision.

Services in this dispatch

# Service HQ Governing law Score FIE-SEAL Visit
01 Tuta End-to-end-encrypted email and calendar from Germany, open-source and ad-free. Alternative to Gmail · Google Workspace DE German law; subject to GDPR and German data-protection regulation
91 Partial Jurisdiction 100 Independence 78
SEAL-1 Dossier →
02 Proton Mail End-to-end-encrypted email from Switzerland. Alternative to Gmail · Google Workspace CH Governed by Swiss law; outside EU and US jurisdiction
65 Partial Jurisdiction 60 Independence 72
SEAL-1 Dossier →