What’s so bad about proton, and is there alternatives to all of their services?

3 days ago by 1121219165 to c/privacy

I keep hearing bad stuff about proton, but I don’t really get most of it. Could someone please explain all of the controversy to me. Lastly, what are the best alternatives to all of their services?

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cerement 53 points 3 days ago

Andy Yen

Known for: Proton founder (ProtonMail, Proton VPN, etc)

Proton claims to be politically neutral, but in early 2025 Andy praised the Republican party on X, and Proton issued an “official response” on Mastodon and Reddit (later deleted as “not actually official”) re-enforcing that Proton and/or Andy threw their hat in with Trump and the Republican party.

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Current best alternative if you want to stay in the cloud: Tuta

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Mustachius_Grumpius 6 points 2 days ago

https://community.bitwarden.com/...

bitwarden just went commercial guys

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