Nah, the CEO’s messaging was full of contempt, first for their employees and then for the people contributing to the backlash they faced. Also reinterviewing people for them to keep their positions is downright disgusting and I cannot imagine the psychological pressure they faced.

But me (and probably other people) switched to proton not only to protect our individual privacy, but also because we care about privacy as a right. I also care about other things in general (for example good working conditions). Thus the company’s CEO coming out and essentially saying “money, money, money, money, money” and “you’ll all be unemployed soon lol”, in my opinion at least, doesn’t make them that much better than any other company. Thus, since I have a choice, I’d rather have my mail elsewhere in December, when my subscription expires.

For the future, it might be worth buying your own domain. Besides looking cool, switching providers is as simple as changing your MX records.

It depends for everyone. But after moving to proton last year, I have no problem spending an evening moving all my services to mailbox.org. Because that means that at least I can give my money to one less company that treats their employees with such contempt.

You’re going to get spied on no matter how hard you try to hide.

The problem with proton is that their CEO is a complete ass. Personally, I wouldn’t feel good if I renewed my subscription in a couple of weeks.