Proton Mail says it’s “politically neutral” while praising Republican Party
Proton Mail says it’s “politically neutral” while praising Republican Party
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.
Summary
Proton Mail, known for its privacy-first email services, faced backlash after CEO Andy Yen praised the Republican Party and its antitrust stance.
The company initially posted and deleted a statement supporting Yen’s comments, later claiming an “internal miscommunication” and reiterating its political neutrality.
Critics question Proton’s impartiality, particularly as it cooperates with Swiss authorities on legal data requests.
Privacy advocates warn that political alignments could undermine trust, especially for Proton’s users—journalists and activists wary of government surveillance under administrations like Trump’s.
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It does make sense that a country located in Switzerland has this type of being "neutral", it's seems very similar to what the country was doing in WW1 and WW2.
Anyway, I'll be keeping my Proton account. It works pretty well and I have more faith in the laws in Switzerland than in the EU. Saying that I still have more faith in the EU than the rest of the world if it comes to privacy. If anything changes in the future I'll be moved in about an hour or two.
it’s seems very similar to what the country was doing in WW1 and WW2
In WW2, they got quite rich storing Nazi loot.
Exactly my point.
Considering Porton AG is owned by a foundation it is harder for the CEO to get rich of it so Ill just wait and see what happens