I saw this over on reddit and people complaining that they “betrayed” their user base. It’s amazing how many people think just because they’re privacy based that means they won’t respond to a lawful court order.
I saw this over on reddit and people complaining that they “betrayed” their user base. It’s amazing how many people think just because they’re privacy based that means they won’t respond to a lawful court order.
i don’t see this as “proton being the bad guy”, or them “betraying their userbase”, i see this as proton being fundamentally unable to offer the kinds of service they claim to offer
they’re a lot better than google or microsoft, for sure, but still not fully private. if you have any important privacy requirements, don’t rely on big commercial services. this goes to others like tutanota, too (in fact there’s credible evidence that tuta is a honeypot lol)
I agree with your first sentiment, proton’s not the bad guy here.
I disagree with your second sentiment, that they are unable to services they claim to.
They never claim to make you anonymous. They claim to offer privacy focused services, helping you stay private and not selling your information for profit like big tech does. Privacy is not anonymity.
If you want to be a ghost you need to take far stricter measures than buying a proton account.