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About protonmail

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  1. comment
    Comment #41366269

    Note that Proton Mail servers don't hold your private master key directly — it is always stored encrypted with your password. Also, Proton Mail allows you to import your keys: http…

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    Comment #41099321

    There is no comparison between Crypto AG and us. Our encryption occurs client-side, our cryptographic code is open source ( https://proton.me/community/open-source ), and our tech …

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    Comment #41066664

    With Proton Mail you can send password-protected emails too: https://proton.me/support/open-password-protected-emails

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    Comment #41057504

    We most certainly are not a crypto company. We don't run a crypto exchange, didn't create a cryptocurrency, and don't speculate in crypto. We're an encryption company, but don't lu…

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    Comment #41003500

    No, this is not correct. Proton Scribe cannot read user emails, and relies on the open-source Mistral model.

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    Comment #40966319

    Hi! We're sorry to hear that. Can you report to us at: https://proton.me/support/troubleshooting?product=account which exact bank and insurance company these are, so we can see wha…

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    Comment #40873854

    You can now, with this recently introduced feature: https://proton.me/blog/enhanced-sharing-drive

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    Comment #40873641

    For a full account of the new service we're offering check this blog article: https://proton.me/blog/docs-proton-drive

  9. comment
    Comment #40873624

    You can upload .docx and .txt and you can export documents in those two formats, as well as in .pdf, .txt, .md, and HTML.

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    Comment #40866648

    Recipients who do not have a Proton account need to create a free or paid Proton account to access the shared content. The email invitation includes a link to the Proton sign-up pa…

  11. comment
    Comment #40866375

    We made it possible, you can learn more here: https://proton.me/blog/email-forwarding

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    Comment #40757817

    Just providing the information on the most recent correspondents is never enough to provide access to a Proton account. Please share your support ticket number with us so we can se…

  13. comment
    Comment #40725672

    You can learn more in our Privacy Policy: https://proton.me/legal/privacy and Transparency Report: https://proton.me/legal/transparency .

  14. comment
    Comment #40725643

    Hi! No, this is not the same Proton, we are a privacy-first email, cloud storage, VPN, calendar and password manager provider: https://proton.me/ To learn more about our transition…

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    Comment #40718003

    No, in fact we have no way to decrypt the emails on our servers, nor can we share them in an unencrypted format with any third parties (law enforcement included). All the data requ…

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    Comment #40715705

    >How do they get peoples passwords / keys? Easy. They just wait for you to log in and they swipe it then. It’s targeted. Under Swiss law, Proton cannot be compelled to do this. Nor…

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    Comment #40715693

    Honestly, if you try it, you will find it doesn't really work this way. A lot of heuristics are used for recovery, many which are not visible to the outside for security reasons. A…

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    Comment #40715672

    This is inaccurate. First, Swiss law does not allow the breaking of E2EE. All of Proton's client side code is open source. We cannot arbitrarily change keys in an undetected way du…

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    Comment #40715653

    This is pretty inaccurate. Proton's E2EE works by encrypting client side, and we can't just replace the GPG key because we have both key pinning and key transparency: https://proto…

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    Comment #40714188

    In the last few months, we have reduced the SMS verification upon signup to a minimum.

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    Comment #40702828

    Happy to hear you're relying on our privacy-first services! No, this is not true, and we have addressed such allegations with our user community directly: https://www.reddit.com/r/…

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    Comment #40572646

    We understand your concerns, however there is no comparison between Crypto AG and us. Our encryption occurs client-side, our cryptographic code is open source ( https://proton.me/c…

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    Comment #40572640

    Proton's encryption provides privacy by default - we cannot access any of the email content, email attachments, calendars, files stored on Proton Drive or passwords, 2FA codes, not…

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    Comment #40376318

    Verification emails are, as previously explained, hashed only, so we have no access to them. Additionally, they are not tied to a particular account. Recovery emails are, on the ot…

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    Comment #40364211

    There is no such requirement. You seem to be conflating a verification email address with the recovery one. The verification email address is sometimes required upon signup, but is…