i have no reason to distrust #proton any more than i do any other privacy focused service. i assume compromise and mitigate potential threats with infosec bedt practices, layers and compartmentalization etc.

i don't blindly trust anything or anyone. infosec is not about trusting a tool to keep you safe. you have to do the work, it is an applied holistic practice.

in regards to the issue with the gov forcing them to keep logs on that activist. it is the same with any company that recieves a binding order from the gov. the takeaway from this event is, don't be foolish.

vpns are treated different under current swiss law.

if the activist was using proton vpn, there would not have been anything proton could have handed over.

"Under current Swiss law, email and VPN are treated differently, and Proton VPN cannot be compelled to log user data."