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I'm not making a claim that FAAANG is any better. I'm just saying that when FVEY wants your data and you've opted for convenience over security, you WILL be owned. It's not so much that Proton is untrustworthy, it's that they operate a business, and if the pigs tell them to make exceptions to their policy for your account, it's game over for you. Proton doesn't have the balls that Ladar Levison did with Lavabit. They won't shut down for you, they will hand you over on a silver platter for the pigs to pick away at your flesh.

Don't use any external service hosted in a country that complies with LEO or MLAT requests from the country of your residence. Actively seek out services hosted in countries that are hostile to the country of your residence.

Host your own infra, with your own authenticated FDE, reed switches and shock sensors for instant power-down on the cabinet, tamper-resistant and tamper-evident everything. Tor Hidden Services and i2p eepsites for any and all private correspondence if you really take this seriously.