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> Folks that are privacy concious are equally deluded. It's marketing and you're falling for it. At the very least, if you use providers other than Google, you
by throwaway9d0291 6y ago
> Folks that are privacy concious are equally deluded. It's marketing and you're falling for it.
At the very least, if you use providers other than Google, you can decentralize it. You can give one company your search history and a different company your emails. Even if both companies are equal to Google in terms of privacy, you still end up with better overall privacy because tehy can't join the two datasets.
> ProtonMail doesn't have stellar record for privacy (or any Swiss company in general).
Can you back that up with some references? I live in Switzerland and Swiss data protection law is certainly better than American.
- wtmt_arn 6y agoCrypto AG, Omnisec AG, etc. It seems to be common pattern for spy agencies to "whitewash" their operations via a swiss company, making them look neutral and wholesome and trustworthy... https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/second-swiss-firm-allegedly-sold-encrypted-spying-devices/46186432 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/second-swiss-firm-allegedly-sol...
- alfiedotwtf 6y agoI’m not sure why wtmt_arn‘s comment is dead... it’s correct