I like proton, been using their vpn (paid) for years. Still don't feel comfortable putting all my eggs in one basket. Also the cryptoAG scandal dented the swiss reliability and security reputation a tad.

the 'giving protestor info to USA authorities' thing dented Proton's reputation by a lot

https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonym...

What's the best privacy first alternative to Proton?

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