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📩 Did you know that an email sent between two Canadian cities can travel through the U.S. before coming back?

In his new op-ed appearing in The Globe and Mail, our CEO Byron Holland explains why that matters for privacy, resilience and Canada’s digital sovereignty—especially as trade tensions rise and the USMCA review approaches.

📰 Read the full op-ed now: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-internet-security-email-traffic-trade-friction-geopolitics/?intcmp=gift_subscribed

Your e-mail to your co-worker might pass through the U.S. before returning

Route of internet traffic matters amid trade friction and geopolitical competition

The Globe and Mail

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William Denton Jan 23

@cira Is all of CIRA's infrastructure entirely hosted in Canada?

Yes, even packets going next door in a Canadian city was routed through the States (and we could see that in traceroute output).

The rumour was that it was an agreement between Five Eyes countries, any one country was not supposed to spy on its own citizens, but neighbour countries could spy on anyone in another country. And then they all share the info.

Ah, the good old days.