@MikalMy camera shoots fascists 
@Em0nM4stodonEm 
Not everyone is an infosec expert or has one to assess a website or know all the details. Proton promised privacy. So if there are risks to that privacy using their interface (ie. using a credit card) there should be a notification how that option could affect their privacy, how & why.
They should and could communicate best practices so people can make informed choices on their platform with their offering.
@JoBlakelyJo-stands on guard, elbows up. @Em0nM4stodonEm
Proton didn't promise anonymity or secrecy, which is the issue here. Sure, they could offer an entire course on individual opsec when you sign up, provide a detailed description of the difference between secrecy, privacy, anonymity, and security. Those resources are available already and...few use them, including activists who most need them.
I think anyone who has ever tried to explain this field (in which I am a hobbyist at best) to a newbie will understand how quickly people's eyes glaze over. It's like how quickly people bounce from Mastodon when asked to choose a server or the resistance to getting friends to ditch WhatsApp for Signal.
All that said, any other privacy-forward email service faces the same challenge and that is what was bothering me here. I've seen people bragging about dumping Proton for [other service], not realizing that [other service] will do exactly the same thing.
= missed learning opportunity.
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