What makes you think this has anything to do with Tor?
this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2025
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Because i can easely create account on clearnet
That's it?
What else should be tested? I think this guy deserves praise for his methods
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yup, i keep saying it.
A while back I tried to create an account with vpn and got notice that said something about how I couldn’t use it to validate other accounts without validating that account because other companies had threatened to label them as untrustworthy or spam.
that sucks, this means no more hiding metadata. However, they aren't ditching switzerland (yet) - this only happens if the government applies the new surveillance rules which is not set in stone yet.
I use pgp and host mail myself. It's not as hard, and it's by far less problematic than a lot of people make it out to be. Don't trust hosters.
I generally agree with you but my current threat model allows it
that sucks, this means no more hiding metadata. However, they aren’t ditching switzerland (yet) - this only happens if the government applies the new surveillance rules which is not set in stone yet. I could agree with you but my threat model currently allows me to use third party providers
I got that same error when I was setting up my account.
Proton always felt like a scam to me. Their claims on privacy and security are questionable at best.
My issue exactly. Their marketing isn't careful, which I would expect from a security focused business.
to me it's not that they market their security, I think it's still meaningful. if they actually dont keep unencrypted messages, that rids them of the need to hand over past data when police comes knocking. but the way they do discounts, the way they publish prices on the pricing page, and things like that that make me question whether do I really want to recommend this to others.
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