Surveillance: Proton relocates parts of its infrastructure from Switzerland
www.heise.de
According to a Swiss monitoring ordinance, services with more than 5000 users must identify customers.
  • FarraigePlaisteaċ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    13 days ago

    I’m losing track of who the good guys are. The most unethical e-mail companies involved in military or facisms in my view (and I’m no expert) are:

    • Microsoft
    • Google

    Gray area would be Proton until I find out what material advantage - if any / their Trump-supporting member provides to fascism in the U.S. and beyond.

    Better options as I see them (again, I’m not an expert):

    • Tuta Mail
    • Posteo

    There’s a good breakdown of ethical option here: https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/shopping-guide/ethical-email-providers

      • FarraigePlaisteaċ@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        12 days ago

        I think it’s way better than Gmail too. But if even better options exist, then I’m gone at the first whiff of fascism, discrimination or military involvement. Making a choice on privacy alone is mostly for individualists, IMO. Individualism is what got is into this mess in the first place.

      • huppakee@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        13 days ago

        I got Mail plus with a discount, it’s their only service I really use anyway. Don’t think I actually made use of it. Registered some aliasses since I could, but don’t use them so +1 from me.

        • Zwiebel@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          11 days ago

          The discount is only for one year isn’t it? You’re gonna pay full price after that

          • huppakee@feddit.nlEnglish
            1·
            10 days ago

            Yes, if my discounted year would end today I would not renew it. Back then I thought I might want to upgrade to the full plan after a year but now I’ve come to think it might be better to get these services from a bunch of different companies instead of one all-inclusive package. Maybe I’ll takr the effort and switch to Tuta mail. Or maybe I’ll just downgrade back to the free plan. Not sure yet.