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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 12:13 am
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(January 29, 2017 at 11:53 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: @ Bella
Is there something Protonmail is lacking? It's free so how is it any worse than the alternatives you have to pay for?
I wouldn't really say it is lacking anything important, it's just I wouldn't bother trusting a company that agreed to pay a ransom of 15 bitcoins (around £3,750 in late 2015) after being threatened with a DDoS attack and then ended up being taken down anyway.
Last time I checked ProtonMail didn't support email clients (Thunderbird, etc) and you could only use it in a web browser, which is something else I don't like.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 12:19 am
Based on what you said, I wouldn't trust it.
Thanks. 
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 12:23 am
(January 30, 2017 at 12:19 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Based on what you said, I wouldn't trust it.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 12:45 am
(January 30, 2017 at 12:13 am)Bella Morte Wrote: (January 29, 2017 at 11:53 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: @ Bella
Is there something Protonmail is lacking? It's free so how is it any worse than the alternatives you have to pay for?
I wouldn't really say it is lacking anything important, it's just I wouldn't bother trusting a company that agreed to pay a ransom of 15 bitcoins (around £3,750 in late 2015) after being threatened with a DDoS attack and then ended up being taken down anyway.
Last time I checked ProtonMail didn't support email clients (Thunderbird, etc) and you could only use it in a web browser, which is something else I don't like. If your an android user, check your app store the client.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 12:50 am
(January 30, 2017 at 12:45 am)Sterben Wrote: If your an android user, check your app store the client.
I wasn't really talking about mobile email clients and I don't use ProtonMail, but I appreciate that.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 1:01 am
(January 30, 2017 at 12:50 am)Bella Morte Wrote: (January 30, 2017 at 12:45 am)Sterben Wrote: If your an android user, check your app store the client.
I wasn't really talking about mobile email clients and I don't use ProtonMail, but I appreciate that.
Not a problem, I just hope proton mail does not cave into local and Foreign governments demands to view it's servers contents. We have enough government in our lives as it is; among other things they do to disrupt our privacy.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 1:21 am
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(January 30, 2017 at 1:01 am)Sterben Wrote: Not a problem, I just hope proton mail does not cave into local and Foreign governments demands to view it's servers contents. We have enough government in our lives as it is; among other things they do to disrupt our privacy.
Fat chance of that happening, the authorities have been illegally spying on innocent citizens, companies and other world leaders for years and they probably won't stop any time soon.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 3:34 am
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(January 29, 2017 at 9:59 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Incredibly informative thread we've got here.
 It's great, isn't it ?
(January 29, 2017 at 10:14 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I don't know any protons well enough to send them an email.
Boru
You aren't The Wise Joker, are you ?
(January 29, 2017 at 11:54 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Proton mail?
Is that what Luke used to blow up the Death Star?
I didn't know Luke the Evangelist was in Star Wars.
(January 30, 2017 at 12:05 am)Sterben Wrote: I use the service, it's a great and private email provider. But, I still don't fully trust it's promise of complete anonymity. I'm sure there is some government law that forces the company to keep logs of it's users. If I'm sending anything sensitive, I use either freenet or a tor email account. Those tend to be bit more private and very hard to trace if you know what your doing. As far as for other things, use proton mail. It took me about six weeks for me to get an account with them though. They also have a Android app for their service as well. You could also try looking int Lavabit (https://lavabit.com/).
Thanks
(January 29, 2017 at 11:31 pm)Bella Morte Wrote: If you have money to spare, I would definitely recommend Runbox instead. If you're looking for a cheaper alternative you could always use Posteo.
Thanks
So is the conclusion that the scientists at CERN can't be trusted completely ?
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January 30, 2017 at 3:51 am
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(January 30, 2017 at 3:34 am)The Wise Joker Wrote: Thanks
You're very welcome.
Good luck with whatever service you choose!
(January 30, 2017 at 3:34 am)The Wise Joker Wrote: So is the conclusion that the scientists at CERN can't be trusted completely ?
You shouldn't completely trust any service.
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RE: Have you ever used Protonmail ? What do you think about it ?
January 30, 2017 at 4:04 am
(January 30, 2017 at 3:51 am)Bella Morte Wrote: (January 30, 2017 at 3:34 am)The Wise Joker Wrote: Thanks
You're very welcome.
Good luck with whatever service you choose!
(January 30, 2017 at 3:34 am)The Wise Joker Wrote: So is the conclusion that the scientists at CERN can't be trusted completely ?
You shouldn't completely trust any service.
Thanks, I never said I did completely trust any service.
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