Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.
  • Christoph Schmees
    3•6 months ago

    @CaptObvious
    No, not “for the asking” but only on court order. And they even challenge those, see transparency report.
    And targeted advertising be the lesser evil? I beg to differ.
    Google combines everything they know from tracking you. And that’s a lot if you don’t fight against it. I for one had two evil experiences with them: (German):
    https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/vorbeugen/e-mail/e-mail-und-privatsphaere/ (further links inside).
    And you have nothing to hide?
    Oh well.

    • @CaptObvious@literature.cafeEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      Spanish police asked for a court order which was apparently easy to get. So yes, for the asking.

      I never said I have nothing to hide. I said I don’t trust any online service to keep it a secret. And if it’s really important, I sure as hell won’t send it on a postcard (email).