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> ProtonMail’s inability to support standard clients without an awkward bridge app Isn't that one of the pros of Protonmail? All the data is encrypted and decr
by C14L 8y ago
> ProtonMail’s inability to support standard clients without an awkward bridge app
Isn't that one of the pros of Protonmail? All the data is encrypted and decrypted on the client. There is no way to have mail apps access the data without a piece of software that handles the encryption.
- kdtsh 8y agoI guess it’s just the way you look at it, and maybe even what your priorities are in choosing an email service. To me at least, I’m thoroughly disinterested in an email service which doesn’t implement IMAPS.
- kevinSuttle 8y agoWhich ones do?
- kdtsh 8y agoMany I’m sure. Mailbox.org does, and that’s the service I use.
- ams6110 8y agoUnless you only send email to yourself, the hole in that idea is that all the recipients have a copy of your email.
- jeremyjh 8y agoSo I should store all my bank statements in clear text because my bank has a copy of them too?
- bad_user 8y agoNo, most of the email you’ll send and receive will be seen unencrypted by ProtonMail’s servers because that’s just how the email protocol works, which means an intelligence agency like the NSA can still see most if not all of your communication. In other words ProtonMail is not actually end-to-end encrypted which makes it snake oil. It’s interesting that this point has to be explained on HN time and time again, as HN’s audience should understand end to end encryption.