Heads up, ProtonMail users: Some of their claims about privacy may be more marketing than truth.
Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his IP address
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28427259
Proton's response, and criticism thereof:
https://protonmail.com/blog/climate-activist-arrest/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28433601
#cososec
nosanitize
^ Since those HN threads are asking about alternatives, I should mention that I also have an account at https://dismail.de which is a one-person operation on Germany. They have a variety of services besides email, such as an XMPP server supporting OMEMO encryption.
This comparison chart at Dismail shows you a lot of security and privacy information for various email providers, including Proton.
https://dismail.de/serverlist.html
@voltronic
I just signed up to proton mail for my music bookings. The free version is plenty for that and it's superb!
Next stop, VPN, which I will get to as soon as I can afford to contribute. I want to pitch in.
@stueytheround
I've been using ProtonMail for quite a while and I really like it. This story is not a great look, however.
@heyrhiannon
I posted that above; it's in the second HN thread link. Their response makes this worse, because it contains more marketing-speak to save face.
@voltronic It is concerning. Their reputation is based on personal security. @heyrhiannon