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article: https://signal.org/bigbrother/district-of-columbia/

context: https://technologymagazine.com/cloud-and-cybersecurity/protonmail-under-fire-over-data-handover

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[–] -2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I explained both these things in the first post you responded to. 

  1. Using email protocols between proton accounts means they need more meta data which is then given up on a search warrant. 
  2. If they cared about privacy they wouldn't be based out of Switzerland. They'd pick somewhere with more privacy rights.
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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    And I explained to you that Proton is an email service, not a chat app.

    There is nowhere that has better privacy regulations than Switzerland.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    I think that when communication is between two users on the same platform, it at least could be more like a chat app. Proton distinguishes the uniqueness of this in its own documentation, so it was actually surprising to me when I heard the actual behavior isn't great. This isn't some marketing description either. It's pretty deep in their website.

    Ironically, chat apps running over "email" servers actually look surprisingly private these days.

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