Summary

Proton Mail, known for its privacy-first email services, faced backlash after CEO Andy Yen praised the Republican Party and its antitrust stance.

The company initially posted and deleted a statement supporting Yen’s comments, later claiming an “internal miscommunication” and reiterating its political neutrality.

Critics question Proton’s impartiality, particularly as it cooperates with Swiss authorities on legal data requests.

Privacy advocates warn that political alignments could undermine trust, especially for Proton’s users—journalists and activists wary of government surveillance under administrations like Trump’s.

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    1 day ago

    They’re not big. 500 people at a communications company that develops their own stuff is relatively tiny.

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        1 day ago

        Team looks great. 14 employees in 2020, I bet they’re honestly serious about security

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          24 hours ago

          Either due to spectrum or other, I can’t interpret this without questioning if it’s sarcasm 😆

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            22 hours ago

            Straight up honest. I can’t* argue with 14 people running a 2 million-user service and openly talking about the team on their page.

            I like it more if that top tier was about $5, but the probably lack the scale to decrease cost.

            edit: missed a 't