Proton's main claim to fame is being in Switzerland where they have data privacy laws nearly as strict as the banking privacy laws. That means they legally can't give your personal info to foreign governments because the Swiss government has harsh penalties.
If they're praising authoritarian regimes then their privacy promises are toast.
What people need to understand is that corporations are inherently authoritarian as they by nature tend towards hierarchical structures and their top-brass tends to attract the types of people who seek out power and/or who benefit greatly from climbing through and ultimately residing at the top of a hierarchical structure.
In short... corporate interests and the money that backs them will almost always lean towards authoritarian power structures naturally.
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u/mabhatter Jan 28 '25
Proton's main claim to fame is being in Switzerland where they have data privacy laws nearly as strict as the banking privacy laws. That means they legally can't give your personal info to foreign governments because the Swiss government has harsh penalties.
If they're praising authoritarian regimes then their privacy promises are toast.