ProtonMail is now public - Free encrypted email for the masses

[Pecon]

https://protonmail.ch/privacyforall

ProtonMail is a swiss-based email provider that was founded with the intent to create a more secure email service that anyone can use just as easily as normal email. All email sent in-network are fully encrypted and never accessible to anyone except for the owners of the respective accounts. All email stored on ProtonMail is encrypted and only accessible with the mailbox password.

More: https://protonmail.ch/pages/why-protonmail

After over a year of being an invite-only service, Protonmail is finally opening instant account creation. And for a limited time, new accounts will be given 1GB of email storage for their accounts. After June 17th, or when over capacity, new free accounts will only receive 500MB of email storage. ProtonMail also offers paid accounts which get the benefits of a few extra features and increased email storage, these accounts keep the service running financially.

Discuss.

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[PurpleMetro]

Sweet
Do they have any plans for mobile apps?

[SeventhSandwich]

Knowing what Switzerland does to protons, I don't think I want ProtonMail running my email.

[ZERØ]

Sounds nice but I think I'll stick to outlook.


I don't generally store my emails anyways.

[hillkill]

i don't really think anyone but businesses use email nowadays. i only use mine to sign up for forums and websites.

[Ipquarx]

i don't really think anyone but businesses use email nowadays. i only use mine to sign up for forums and websites.

My university seems to rely very much upon emails.

OT: I already have an account and I was kinda disappointed because nobody I knew really used it. Now they can!

[Foxscotch]

Sounds nice but I think I'll stick to outlook.
I don't generally store my emails anyways.

since when is outlook an email provider?
also yes you do. all the time. literally, always. if you have an email, it's stored somewhere

[Pecon]

Do they have any plans for mobile apps?

They do. The web-based clients work fairly proficiently on mobile web browsers for now.

i don't really think anyone but businesses use email nowadays. i only use mine to sign up for forums and websites.

How about when those websites are jerks and send your password in your activation email? Ever realize that Google scans your emails to find out what to advertise to you? Did you also know that Google occasionally gets hacked and your information (and possibly emails containing your passwords!) are leaked?

Having appropriate security and restricted access to your own personal information is actually a very serious matter.

[hillkill]

How about when those websites are jerks and send your password in your activation email? Ever realize that Google scans your emails to find out what to advertise to you? Did you also know that Google occasionally gets hacked and your information (and possibly emails containing your passwords!) are leaked?

Having appropriate security and restricted access to your own personal information is actually a very serious matter.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

it's just the internet, if it happens, it doesn't affect me in real life. a reason why i will never do online banking.

[SeventhSandwich]

someone laugh at my particle collider joke

[Kochieboy]

I'm still keeping my primary gmail account, hard enough to juggle 3 accounts, heaven forbid I add another.

[hillkill]

someone laugh at my particle collider joke

go back to you're isolated clique, nerd.

[Ipquarx]

someone laugh at my particle collider joke

hahahhhhaahhah
i didnt even know there was a particle collider in switzland :(

also it seems they're quite full right now.

[Foxscotch]

someone laugh at my particle collider joke

I liked it. but I was too busy letting everyone know how much better I am than ZERØ to say anything

[Kochieboy]

I liked it. but I was too busy letting everyone know how much better I am than ZERØ to say anything

Uh, rude?