Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
theintercept.com
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

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.

  • loon@sh.itjust.works
    20·
    22 hours ago

    Again privacy oriented companies that bend to demagogues and desperate profiteers cannot be trusted to handle sensitive data.

    Switched from ProtonVPN to Mullvad and ProtonMail to Posteo. Wiped my ProtonDrive. I sleep pretty soundly at night.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      19 hours ago

      I mean, if they are praising the orange cock, then whats to make you believe they actually deleted the data like you said, and dont have a backup somewhere.

      mullvads good though, cheap and no issues with it.

      • loon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        13 hours ago

        Exactly. It was a shit lesson to learn but now I’ve gone the way of encrypted local backups across multiple systems and no cloud bullshit.