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Should i trust proton? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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If not, what alternatives can i use?

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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It's a corporation, so, no.

You need to specify what you want an alternative to, as Proton hosts a lot of services.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    OK then, what alternative do i have to Proton Mail?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Tuta are better, but not much. They've been getting worse every year.

    I switched to Disroot early this year and it's been smooth sailing. They're not a corporation, and I can talk to them directly and not some dumb outsourced support staff.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    OK, will switch to Disroot now. I wonder what my adress will be now...

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Your best bet is to purchase your own domain name for email and learn how to switch DNS / MX records, so if you need to switch email providers you aren’t constantly changing your email address

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is slightly more involved but it is the best option. This way it does not matter if proton is a good alternative or not, you can easily switch whenever you want.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Agreed. The only general issue is moving or archiving your emails if you need to move services or servers, but thats easy enough to ensure you aren’t locked into somewhere as opposed to keeping each old account and setting up email forwarding

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Murena Mail (Workspace, with several apps, similar to Google Docs, but better) is also a good choice. Murena products rely on open-source software, including the deGoogled operating system /e/OS and NextCloud, partner companies, among others, Fairphone. EU

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