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I assume by "less serious threat models" you mean non-governmental, in which case just signing up for ProtonMail without a VPN is perfectly safe.
by Repulsion9513 2y ago
I assume by "less serious threat models" you mean non-governmental, in which case just signing up for ProtonMail without a VPN is perfectly safe.
- godelski 2y ago> you mean non-governmental I would say most people are concerned with dragnets, not targeted attacks. There's quite a lot you can hide from the government in terms of dragnets, in the same way you'd hide from big tech. "Hide" isn't the right word. "Defend from" I think is probably better. Defending our constitutional rights from government and defending our privacy from big tech. I'm actually perfectly okay with governments in targeted attacks (where a warrant is reasonably given). I'm just not okay with police being lazy.
- Repulsion9513 2y agoHow does mailing them your money help against a dragnet? How does a VPN help against a dragnet? Like the government can spy on (and somehow SSL MITM) your home ISP but not spy on your VPN ISP?