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Does Proton really support Trump? A deeper analysis (and surprising findings) (medium.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

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I heard people claim for some time that Proton supports the Trump administration. I've only ever really seen the claim made based on a single tweet.

This person did a pretty deep dive and comes to the conclusion that they don't, nor does their CEO.

I'm not saying I know what's in that guy's head, nor do I want to. But I'm wary of coming to an extreme conclusion about someone because of a couple of sentences that person wrote online.

https://io.waxandleather.com/users/alisynthesis/statuses/115245340493250991

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[–] IceFoxX@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

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They are less bad than other providers, but there is still enough to criticize. For example, the fact that their claims always pretend otherwise or when you ask support about it, it is directly and vehemently denied.

I don't want to call for a boycott. After all, I use Proton myself and am satisfied, but

Is Proton Mail still secure and private?

The answer to this question all boils down to determining your threat model and the adversaries you are trying to protect yourself against.

In short, the answer is yes if you are looking for a secure, encrypted email service that does not have access to the contents of your inbox. After all, ProtonMail is far better than Gmail or Yahoo when it comes to privacy.

If you are doing things to attract the attention of law enforcement, then the data you provide when you use ProtonMail, such as IP address and recovery email, may be shared with authorities if Proton Technologies is legally compelled to do so in Swiss court.