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Proton had a sale and I wanted to try their services out, but they would not let me register while on Mullvad's VPN. Their support said to not use a VPN when r
by RandomBacon 1y ago
Proton had a sale and I wanted to try their services out, but they would not let me register while on Mullvad's VPN. Their support said to not use a VPN when registering.
I personally do not trust Proton.
- Night_Thastus 1y agoThis seems like a bit of a silly reason to not trust a company. There's a small mountain of companies that won't let you register if you're behind a VPN, or using a less-common e-mail provider (ie: protonmail). It's annoying but it's a bog standard technique for avoiding spam or fraud.
- RandomBacon 1y agoI can buy expensive things to have delivered to a vacant house and run off in the night if I used a stolen credit card on a VPN, but a cheap digital service that can be cut off at anytime if there's fraud, can't handle a VPN.
- overfeed 1y ago> This seems like a bit of a silly reason to not trust a company. A self-professed privacy-focused company that won't let privacy-conscious customers sign up does look a little sus.
- ranger_danger 1y agoIs there perhaps some type of KYC law where they operate? Either way I would think it would be best to explain right there on the page, why they can't do it.
- RandomBacon 1y agoI think if they told their customers they had to do KYC, they would lose a lot of customers.
- immibis 1y agoAFAIK you can register on a VPN, or even Tor, if you sign up with a paid plan, but you cannot sign up a free account without revealing your identity in some way. They do accept Bitcoin payment, but not Monero. I wonder if that's because Monero is illegal for them, or just because they didn't bother to.
- RandomBacon 1y agoI was trying to pay for a plan (via credit card). They had a sale going on and I figured I would give them a try. Easier to track people via Bitcoin than Monero?
- ranger_danger 1y agoCorrect.
- immibis 1y agoThere's a reason the EU made it illegal for businesses to deal in Monero.
- ranger_danger 1y agoThe AMLR is not set to take effect until July 1, 2027, assuming the regulation doesn't change before then.
- kode95 1y ago> you cannot sign up a free account without revealing your identity in some way. AFAIK it's perfectly possible to sign up for a free Proton account without revealing your identity.