J.R. Cruciani@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 16 days agoProtonMail provides information used to identify email owner...www.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up11file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11external-linkProtonMail provides information used to identify email owner...www.404media.coJ.R. Cruciani@lemmy.wtf to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 16 days agomessage-square105linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareredpulpo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days 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.