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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by Goodroo on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:16PM (#39247540)
Proton mail is a CIA front email provider
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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by AB1908 on Sunday February 04, 2024 @12:45AM (#39247927)
It is impossible to tell if this is satire or not.
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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by hairyplanner on Sunday February 04, 2024 @03:32AM (#39248612)
I actually wish this was true. I want an email service that would last forever and is secure enough from my threats, namely security breaches of the email host and account takeover from non state actors.

Gmail is close enough, but I want an alternative. An email service run by the nsa or the cia would be great.

(No sarcasm is intended)

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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by ykonstant on Sunday February 04, 2024 @06:49AM (#39249522)
Hmm... should I choose a provider with a history of spying on everyone and destabilization, or Google? ...OK, I'll go with the CIA.
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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by OneLeggedCat on Sunday February 04, 2024 @09:27AM (#39250425)
Proton Mail's extremely bureaucratic operational deafness, and their glacial pace of product features and open-sourcing, would certainly lend support to that idea.
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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by protonmail on Monday February 05, 2024 @06:29AM (#39260035)
That is a false statement: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/14demhj/debunki....

To address the broader topic of this thread, there is no comparison between Crypto AG and us. Our encryption occurs client-side, our cryptographic code is open source ( https://proton.me/community/open-source ), and our tech can and has been independently verified. More about this here: https://proton.me/blog/is-protonmail-trustworthy.

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