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  • Yes! That sucks.

    From what I understand, that’s their way to do e2e encryption between proton emails. They have this bridge thing, which unfortunately you can’t use on free plans.

    Proton Mail Bridge is a desktop application that runs in the background, encrypting and decrypting messages as they enter and leave your computer. It lets you add your Proton Mail account to your favorite email client via IMAP/SMTP by creating a local email server on your computer.

    https://proton.me/mail/bridge


    I agree that this is a problem, and that it is worse than Google.

    But for me personally, putting it all on a scale I still think it is better than having your emails mined for ads targeting.







  • The problem in Europe is exactly the fragmentation of payment systems. For most you can only use them if you are a resident and have a bank account on that country.

    •	Wero: Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
    •	MB WAY: Portugal
    •	Twint: Switzerland
    •	Swish: Sweden
    •	MobilePay: Denmark, Finland
    •	iDEAL: Netherlands
    •	Bancontact: Belgium
    •	BLIK: Poland
    •	Satispay: Italy
    •	Vipps: Norway
    •	Giropay: Germany
    •	Sofort: Germany
    •	Cartes Bancaires: France
       -     Etc....
    








  • Yes. By default we don’t want any government intervention. But the “government overreach” needs to be addressed on the specific cases where it happens.

    I don’t believe any government has the right to restrict which books and news sites I should be allowed to access. I think I am the best person to decide which knowledge I should have access to.

    While this statement is true sometimes, it is also again an oversimplification. I don’t think even you believe this. If a website contains illegal content, would you really prefer for the government to not intervene?

    Classic examples would be the sale of hard drugs and child pictures.


    We all agree more than we disagree. But communication is hard and most subjects, especially the hard ones, are not black and white.