Somewhat different from most topics here: I want to suggest a bit of caution with the frequent use of "Swiss - based" and the like as a sort of guarantor of privacy; elsewhere on Proton's website (the business part iirc) it even states it is thus beyond the surveillance powers of the U.S. and co. This is simply not true. Indeed, Switzerland IS MUCH BETTER about privacy and laws than the U.S., however like ALL states, they are composed of the weakest links in security: humans.

I am not suggesting Proton move out of Switzerland at all. But, the state there is not impervious to external pressure and I hope Proton has contingency plans if their facilities or personnel are meddled with. Regarding the limits of even Switzerland's legendary privacy and neutrality: case in point is the police detention and interrogation of the Director of a small pro-Palestine media outlet called Electronic Intifada in Switzerland for unclear reasons while travelling from the U.S. [fwiw y'all, intifada means "shrugging off"; the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is actually translated sometimes as an intifada, and apartheid Israel is possibly threat #1 to digital security around the world, with its malware cottage industry and even now AI enabled weaponry and surveillance all over]. It can happen here. Trust me, I have seen the effects of state terror here at home, in Atlanta, a veritable hive of surveillance cameras and police misconduct.

Other staff of EI were also viciously targeted by the UK and raided and had devices seized for the "crime" of telling the truth about atrocities aided by Western tax dollars and political cover in Gaza and the Occupied Territories. The long arm of the American state and other like-minded miscreants especially know no borders, we all know this since GWOT kicked off at least. Laws don't apply evenly to all.

Anyway, Director Ali was held for about a day by the Swiss cops iirc; even in Switzerland you must observe tight opsec if you are a journalist, dissident, or generally someone not liked by the powers that be in the West (obv including the U.S. who are hardly shy about their 'ironclad' commitment to authoritarian regimes like murderous one Ali's outlet speaks out against).
Furthermore, an Atlanta-area activist was very recently arrested for allegedly using a panic wipe /lock app on his phone, despite not even being under any kind of preserve-evidence court order at the time, and has been denied access to proper legal recourse and has been shuffled around by federal agents apparently terrified of a musician and community gardener (who I assume is sympathetic to the anti-Cop City movement -- vs the appalling, likely GILEE/IDF-linked urban warfare academy the city spent over $100 million building and for which they pulled out all the stops, called in ludicrous lawfare resources against dissent and a referendum...along with literally murdering a person...all to train the next gen of protest-repression goons with bipartisan support and in violation of local laws and popular will). The state spies on everyone even vaguely involved with protests, and this behavior is not unique to Atlanta or even the USA.

Digital security is of paramount importance for me and fellow activists, and the sorts of people who want to strip away all privacy and dissent are working hard every day to make that a reality (like Flock and Peter Thiel et al). I implore Proton to not lose the plot like Silicon Valley has.

I submit this as a humble reminder to Proton and all users to remember that no security is 100%, and to have a backup plan, even in safe havens like Switzerland. I don't know what that might look like for Proton, if say, their servers were raided on behalf of some spy agency or whatever, but it is increasingly important to plan to counter potential risks as tyrants criminalize free thought and expression around the globe. I myself am in the process of de-Googling my life and trying to push back against the Amazon cop-connected wiretaps (aka Ring and Alexa) used so casually by friends and family. Privacy is precious, let's prepare to protect it as times get tougher.

An injury to one is an injury to all!