DeGoogle Yourself

maybe not important to some, but I was super-unpleasantly surprised a couple months ago because proton deleted my dormant account. my recovery account received a couple of warning emails (didn't check that one in ages) and when I finally got around to it, gone.

so if you're thinking of using it for anything long-term, know that you have to log in once in a while or it's gone.

Not giving my business to a Trump supporter.

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