Thinking of swapping from Gmail to Protonmail cause Google is evil and I want to know if there’s anything I should know going into the switch
Thinking of swapping from Gmail to Protonmail cause Google is evil and I want to know if there’s anything I should know going into the switch
it's better than gmail, but it's not completely secure, and very likely middlemanned by the 5 eyes. I remember hearing somewhere that someone who sent all their organization info over proton somehow ended up with the feds having all their info, even though they never shared it anywhere else. They also support HK protesters, which is an oof.
It's an email service, and they can most likely read your email. If you're concerned about that, use pgp. If you just care about being less spied on than with google, it'll be fine.
I mean, was it all sent in-between protonmail accounts and never sent to other providers? My understanding (via Privacy and OSINT Podcast with Michael Bazzell) is that protonmail's "encryption" only works within-network; an email sent from protonmail to a gmail wouldn't have any additional security over simply sending it from a gmail. Agreed on PGP though. Best not to rely solely on the service you're using for confidentiality.
It was notable because it was protonmail - protonmail. Encryption obviously doesn't work between email providers. However, there isn't any easy way for a service to implement completely encrypted email, with it being completely unreadable to them.
Mail servers need certain parts of the email to be unencrypted, and automatic encryption where your provider stores your keys for you can have some issues.