• 0x0@programming.dev
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    6 months ago

    Proton’s mails are encrypted… between proton accounts. Send an email to a hotmail account and bye-bye encryption. Proton does rely on PGP so you can use that if the recipient supports it.

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      6 months ago

      They mean encrypted at rest. As in, Proton cannot hand over a copy of all your emails to a law enforcement agency, they don’t have access.

      This means law enforcement would have to capture an unencrypted email in transit, or obtains your emails from either recipient individually.