There are web services that won't sell your data, but there aren't web services that'll go to jail for you.
This.
I also read some stuff on Reddit about why Protonmail should shut down rather than comply.
The Lavabit strategy is commendable but I think the damage it would do generally would be tremendous if it happened.
I personally believe Proton is striking the best balance they can in this circumstance.
@kravietz @emacsen @cjd Did they really said so, or people wanted to think that? "No email or phone number required to create your account." - that is probably true. "No IP logs which can be tied to your username." - that may not be true, depends what was tied. https://protonmail.com/why-protonmail
"We respect your right to privacy. " - that's probably true.
That's what they say:
> By default, we do not keep any IP logs which can be linked to your anonymous email account
And then they shared not only the IP but also fingerprint of the browser.
If we were lawyers, we could certainly argue that "by default" creates a clever loophole that allows them to store IPs for specific clients 🤷
Fortunately, we aren't (at least not me) which saves our right to judge them from subjective and moral point of view 😄
#Switzerland's reputation of being a privacy haven is unjustified.
I visited Switzerland last week, and *all* public wifi hotspots require SMS verification. Apparently, it's a legal requirement.
Come on, even Italy stopped doing that long time ago!
@kravietz @emacsen @cjd