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For a critical blog, the first few paragraphs sound a lot like they're shilling for Proton.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be impressed by the author's witty wording, but "the cool trick they do" is - full encryption.
Moving on.
oof.
Over the years I've heard many people claim that proton's servers being in Switzerland is more secure than other EU countries - well there's also this now:
No company is safe from enshittification - always look for, and base your choices on, the legally binding stuff, before you commit. Be wary of weasel wording. And always, always be ready to move* on when the enshittification starts despite your caution.
* regarding email, there's redirection services a.k.a. eternal email addresses - in some cases run by venerable non-profits.
Regarding the fact that proton stops hosting in Switzerland : I thought it was because of new laws in Switzerland and that they hzf not much of a choice ?
The law isn't a law yet, its a just a proposal. Proton is still in Switzerland, but they said they're gonna move if the surveillance law actually becomes law.
Things change. They are doing it because Switzerland is proposing legislation that would definitely make that claim untrue. Europe is no paradise, especially certain countries, but it still makes sense.
From the lumo announcement:
Switzerland has a surveillance law in the works that will force VPNs, messaging apps, and online platforms to log users' identities, IP addresses, and metadata for government access
Really? This article reads like it's AI slop reproducing Proton copy then pivoting to undermine them with straight up incorrect info.
You know how Microsoft manages to make LibreOffice pulls errors on Windows 11? You really didn't stop to think that Google might contract out some slop farms to shit on Proton?