J.R. Cruciani@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoProtonMail provides information used to identify email owner...www.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down154file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkProtonMail provides information used to identify email owner...www.404media.coJ.R. Cruciani@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareredpulpo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·8 hours agoThey’re a paid service with a free tier — of course they promote upgrades. That’s literally how freemium products work. But ads for a paid plan don’t suddenly mean the privacy model is fake. By that logic every privacy service with a free tier would be “untrustworthy.” If you prefer Tuta, fine — but pretending Proton exists only to grab money is a pretty shallow take.
They’re a paid service with a free tier — of course they promote upgrades. That’s literally how freemium products work.
But ads for a paid plan don’t suddenly mean the privacy model is fake. By that logic every privacy service with a free tier would be “untrustworthy.”
If you prefer Tuta, fine — but pretending Proton exists only to grab money is a pretty shallow take.