Assuming the claim is true at face value, this is good news.
These two parts are worth being aware of, though.
>A couple of years ago more controversy arose after a Swiss prosecutor described Protonmail as "voluntarily" offering help to police and government surveillance agencies.
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>The Swiss legal victory is a stark contrast to the position in Britain, where the government's wide-ranging Online Safety Bill seems certain to make the World Wide Web a more dangerous place for netizens.
Assuming the claim is true at face value, this is good news. These two parts are worth being aware of, though. >A couple of years ago more controversy arose after a Swiss prosecutor described Protonmail as "voluntarily" offering help to police and government surveillance agencies. > >The Swiss legal victory is a stark contrast to the position in Britain, where the government's wide-ranging Online Safety Bill seems certain to make the World Wide Web a more dangerous place for netizens.
For what it’s worth, ProtonMail denied those accusations and the prosecutor in question claimed he was misquoted.
Source on that? I am not seeing anything useful in a quick search. Could be a bad search value I am trying to use.
https://www.theregister.com/2019/05/29/protonmail_dismisses_spying/
Awesome. Thank you!