[dmos62]

I've been looking for gmail alternatives and this is my conclusion. Protonmail plays the part of the secure and private email provider, but, technologically, can't provide that. The only concrete thing their users have going is the superior legal environment of Switzerland. A less-than-concrete comforter is that if we believe that the people behind Protonmail believe in privacy, we'll tend to think they're more likely to try to protect ours if push comes to shove. This makes me look for alternatives.

[bartbutler]

So, that's a conclusion but no reasoning behind it, therefore it's impossible to evaluate critically.

[jlgaddis]

Apparently you missed the reasoning. ProtonMail has the capability to access either the plaintext and/or private keys.

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