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I've been using Proton Mail and VPN for a while now, and I'm just wondering how everyone else feels about them. I have this kind of inherent alight distrust of them just because they seem like they offer a lot for free and kind of have a Big Tech vibe about them, but there's nothing for me to really substantiate that distrust with, its mostly just a feeling. That being said, I do use their services as mentioned and they work pretty well, even on the free teir. So aside from that one instance where they gave that guy's info to the feds, is there any reason not to trust them with my data?

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[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I trust them, but always remain vigilant, because things can change over time. But the founders initially were scientists who met at CERN, not a company that launched a product. That tells me quite a lot. Yes, over time they are becoming more professional, maybe more like a regular company, but i feel that privacy is still the main priority for them. They also organize a yearly event and the money they raise goes to certain projects that are related to privacy and freedom (if i remember correctly for instance to help journalists remain free press and things like that). Yes, it's one of the few companies that i really trust.

Also, yes, they sometimes are forced to give info to authorities (and they are quite open about that and explain what happened if people ask about that), but don't forget that they don't have much info on their clients, because everything is encrypted and they just cannot see what's inside a mail, for instance. So, they can't share that.

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

same here. one of a few companies that i actually trust. recent interview with CEO gave me even more confidence

[–] not_a_bot_i_swear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you have a link for that interview?

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Not sure if this is the one, but it is quite interesting regardless:

Interview with Proton CEO

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 3 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

Hard to find but nice to watch 😀

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