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submitted 2 days ago by pirat@lemmy.studio to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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I know the CEO dug himself a pretty deep hole recently.

I had been meaning to switch all the services I currently use over to proton - but his remarks gave me pause.

Is it still worth considering?

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[–] oceane@jlai.lu 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (21 children)

I'm tired but:

you'd need to compare the checksums of their web-based cryptography at every login,
you could use their bridge but you'd need to give your OpenPGP passphrase to change your settings, for no reason
they have the CIA at their administration council,
they have an history of unethical behavior toward Twitter survivors,
they have an history of spreading conspiracy theories,
they have an history of contacting hosting providers asking them to remove blog posts,
they didn't share the Lavabit fundraiser so they could get quietly issued a US National Security Letter (overriding the First Amendment and preventing Ladar from appealing),
they can access to your entire mailbox anyway, not just to the email contents,
this has enabled the arrest of Social and Climatic Justice activists, they replied they couldn't resist a Swiss court order (so that's not their fault I guess, the tech is just bad)…

Why would you trust them for your opsec, and why would you enable them further?

Alternatives include Disroot, Nubo, and Zaclys.

#Proton #ProtonMail

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