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Re:Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure by aquatica on Monday June 17, 2024 @02:47PM (#40709488)
> However, the mailbox as a whole is encrypted at rest

The server still receives from other servers and from the client (if the email is not going to a proton account) the plain text, so nothing prevents them from making a copy.

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Re:Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure by riku_iki on Monday June 17, 2024 @03:45PM (#40710157)
how other providers (gmail) work in this case?..
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Re:Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure by chuckadams on Monday June 17, 2024 @05:23PM (#40711237)
email is not Signal, and Proton cannot magically turn on encryption for every sender in the world.
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