In terms of escaping targeted government surveillance, Australia is not the country to be in. If the Australian government is targeting you, there’s no escape.
In terms of escaping mass surveillance and of keeping your personal information private, Australia isn’t that bad. Simply the fact gmail is allowed to operate in the country means it isn’t great either though.
Strengthening privacy laws around rental property applications is currently the main privacy concern for me, and recent state law changes have marginally improved that.
Fastmail is hosted in Australia which has some iffy privacy laws thst may affect fadtmail (although fastmail won’t sell your data at least) https://www.e4237161d240bc6333d6834ce-19834.sites.k-hosting.co.uk/showthread.php?s=23fc90acb4f52ac90ee43d800bb66a77&t=74082
I have moved to mailbox.org which has been great too. Just offering an alternative in case you are interested in a European host
I also made the switch to mailbox after trying out proton and tuta. I have no regrets with the decision after a year in.
In terms of escaping targeted government surveillance, Australia is not the country to be in. If the Australian government is targeting you, there’s no escape.
In terms of escaping mass surveillance and of keeping your personal information private, Australia isn’t that bad. Simply the fact gmail is allowed to operate in the country means it isn’t great either though.
Strengthening privacy laws around rental property applications is currently the main privacy concern for me, and recent state law changes have marginally improved that.