BULLSHIT. Yes it has to be said this strongly.

These guys are reading your mail: https://www.li.admin.ch/en/index.html

Random sample from heise news: http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/9/9462/1.html http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Big-Brother-Awards-Sc... http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Online-Durchsuchung-u... http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Bericht-Datensammlung... http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Neuausrichtung-der-Ko...

If you can't read German laws and news (or whatever language the jurisdiction in question uses), you can not make an informed decision on these matters.