It needs to be used in combination with other methods and techniques. I think you are confusing privacy with security, which is a common mistake, not your fault - end-to-end encryption is what secures the messages, by itself it does not ensure that the messages get to the right place or that the encryption keys are belonging to the right people.
If this requirement isn't removed by the time I renew my account I will no longer renew. Improve the internet.Īlso, registering a new account through Tor requires a phone number for verification, even though Proton says no unique identification is required to register. I expect Protonmail to educate users like this about how Protonmail itself can be turned into an adversary. If Protonmail isn't supporting these users, why should I bother supporting Protonmail? I advocate on behalf such people by supporting services like Protonmail with my money. They're all engaging in potentially dangerous activities. Think about a journalist in Afghanistan, a whistleblower in the USA, or a human rights activist in China. If you can't come up with anything better for users, just fall back on your privacy statement verbatim and avoid any marketing language. This month, 60% of our users connected through Tor". We recommend all customers connect through Protonmail through Tor. "By default we don't log IP, but may be required to by law enforcement. Replace immediately with something clearer. Maybe in 2018 when I first began using ProtonMail it was good enough. Your homepage reads "By default, we do not keep any IP logs." All the Protonmail customers out there, what did you do about this?įor starters, I emailed Protonmail support.