Wow read the article and it seems MASSIVELY naive. I find it absolutely understandable that the gov't wouldn't want it's data stored in an unfriendly country. I would think it is many times easier to break encryption when your data is sitting on a server that's been incorporated into the state security system. While storing the data in country is no sure thing it sure seems it is a sure thing that the data will be cracked stored somewhere else. Better to be paranoid than burned (or better to prepare for the worst and hope for the best).