&gt;  If it&#x27;s located within the US they have full physical access.<p>If I were to live in the US, I would know when my server went missing. With Google or other cloud-providers they can do it behind your back.<p>&gt; If it&#x27;s located outside the US it&#x27;s a valid target for all the TLAs.<p>And then can&#x27;t seize it. It&#x27;s physically secure. It may not be bullet-proof security-wise (what is?) but they can&#x27;t rubber-stamp their way into it.<p>And for some people that&#x27;s quite an important aspect.