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If you use something like protonmail aren't you sending a signal like, "Look at me I've got something to hide!"? If I were role-playing as some mighty and weal
by malloryerik 8y ago
If you use something like protonmail aren't you sending a signal like, "Look at me I've got something to hide!"?
If I were role-playing as some mighty and wealthy intelligence bureaucracy, I'd likely monitor anyone using such services as well as Tor, etc. No?
I do like protonmail btw and am concerned about privacy in general, esp for the maintenance of democracy. And I'm not at all against the intelligence bureaucracies, presuming that their true goals are... to protect and serve, and that they are law abiding and accountable.
- sincerely 8y agoThe more "normal" (bad word but you get what i mean) people using protonmail, the weaker that signal becomes :) Same deal with Tor
- malloryerik 8y agoYes, agreed.
- jake_the_third 8y agoI think it's more about adhering to ones own values than keeping your mail secure from rouge nation states. For example, I don't use google (except for the occasional search) and use privacy focused products almost exclusively instead. Yet if a government agency decides to violate my privacy, they wont find anything of interest. It's about doing what you can. Besides, using privacy focused products sends a clear signal to companies that privacy is something we want.
- reshie 8y agoor promoting secure communications and having your own privacy too. if everyone is using these means do you still stand out. it can make you stand out but if the security is good they may have to use indirect means to compromise you you would need to be quit a person of interest i would think though for that.
- xccc100 8y agoWhy would someone who really has something to hide use protonmail? Just because it is in Switzerland it can still be subverted, either structurally or by a single planted employee. Crypto AG is also in Switzerland.