Deutsche Telekom ratchets up email security after NSA scandal

Germany's leading telecoms operator said on Friday it would start channeling e-mail traffic exclusively through its domestic servers in response to public outrage over revelations of US spy programs accessing citizens' private messages.

Deutsche Telekom launched the "E-mail made in Germany" initiative after a month of public indignation over reports on intrusive US snooping based on documents leaked by fugitive former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. (Reuters)