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ProtonMail and SimpleLogin emails will be blocked from registering on websites (github.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This makes me ๐Ÿ˜ญ

UPDATE: Thanks @[email protected] for this update: The issue has now been commented on and was closed by the maintainer, where they explained why those blocks would be nonsense. But it appears the OP wants to still talk with maintainer privately about it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 67 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They're talking out their bum. It's as private as any email service can be.

[โ€“] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

important to emphasize here that email is inherently not very private. Proton is one of the best email providers for privacy, but for things you really need to be private (eg organizing protests in less-than-friendly countries) you shouldn't use email at all.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Which is precisely why I said "as any email service can be".

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

yes I agree with you lol just trying to be extra clear for people who might be confused

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Does proton do anything other than encrypting the email file? TLS should be enough to encrypt the transfer.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They do lots. They open images and other attachments on their servers so they can't be used to track you and filter tracking links when possible.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Okey, that sounds super nice. I might just switch over my email as well to them, not just use them for their calendar.