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Comment by bramhaag

4 months ago

> Email runs the risk of de-anonymization, as most people don't know about Proton

Proton is not perfect. They have surrendered recovery email addresses to law enforcement [1] and endorse Republicans through their official social media accounts [2].

[1] https://protos.com/protonmail-hands-info-to-government-but-s...

[2] https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-tru...

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ozzyanirim  4 months ago

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  • bramhaag  4 months ago

    Next time, it is worth disclosing that you work for Proton's PR department.

    > Proton had to comply with a Swiss court order

    I agree this isn't Proton's fault, but that does not change the fact that it happened and lead to an arrest. It is difficult to make a Proton account anonymously without providing a recovery email (it seems they use this as an anti-spam measure when you're using a VPN or Tor), so imo this is an important point.

    > Proton didn't endorse Republicans on official social media accounts.

      Proton’s official Reddit account posted a now-deleted comment stating that “Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.”