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Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (restoreprivacy.com)

submitted 6 months ago by RedditEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Alk@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I don't believe you need that field with Proton, correct me if I'm wrong. If you do need that field with an email provider, and you need complete opsec, use a different provider.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 5 points 6 months ago

It wasn't a requirement when I signed up several years ago, and to my knowledge, it's still not required now. Just as long as you keep your email and password in something like a password manager and don't fuck it up, you're fine.

[–] Legend@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago

Its not