☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agoProton has handed over 32,076 users' data to governments since 2017. Their own transparency report states a 94% compliance rate in 2024.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down115
arrow-up1111arrow-down1imageProton has handed over 32,076 users' data to governments since 2017. Their own transparency report states a 94% compliance rate in 2024.lemmy.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoRight, which really suggests that email is not the right medium if you want genuine privacy.
minus-squareImaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoOkay, but people still need emails for basic services and accounts, so would you rather them use Gmail or Proton? Like duh don’t email your mom with a detailed plan on how you’re gonna do a terrorist attack. Crazy idea, I know.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoHonestly, I suspect it makes very little difference in practice which one you’re using if you’re going to communicate with people outside Proton. If I use Gmail, and you send me an email from your Proton account, guess what happens.
Right, which really suggests that email is not the right medium if you want genuine privacy.
Okay, but people still need emails for basic services and accounts, so would you rather them use Gmail or Proton?
Like duh don’t email your mom with a detailed plan on how you’re gonna do a terrorist attack. Crazy idea, I know.
Honestly, I suspect it makes very little difference in practice which one you’re using if you’re going to communicate with people outside Proton. If I use Gmail, and you send me an email from your Proton account, guess what happens.