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> Why do I never hear about this ‘feature’ from American products like gmail which 99% of the HN audience is using? Isn’t USA a member of Five Eyes? There is l
by omnifischer 2mo ago
> Why do I never hear about this ‘feature’ from American products like gmail which 99% of the HN audience is using? Isn’t USA a member of Five Eyes?
There is lot of hate toward Google (and other top US companies). Especially due to autobanning of accounts, 2FA etc. at the moment people have fastmail as their darling - because they are the underdog, no AI forcing in products (at the moment) etc. It is like stripe from 5 years ago.
Most have given up in snooping. Or you need to go to proton mail but it has other issues. Every company is subject to some regulations.
at the end, if the receiver of email has to also keep it safe. Do they?
- jb1991 2mo agoWhat issues do you refer to for Proton?
- inigyou 2mo agoNo access via standard protocols. Supposedly this is because they E2EE your emails as soon as they receive them, meaning you need a special client to read the emails. Also it got busted for funding some right wing movements. Also it got busted for sharing data with governments leading to some activists getting arrested.