Proton CEO Andy Yen gave a surprisingly sharp interview to the Swiss magazine "watson" (source in German: https://www.watson.ch/digital/wirtschaft/517198902-proton-schweiz-chef-andy-yen-zum-ausbau-der-staatlichen-ueberwachung). He warned that Proton might leave Switzerland if new surveillance laws are passed, which aligns with the company’s strong pro-privacy stance. So far, nothing unexpected.

However, Yen’s remarks about Swiss officials - describing them as lifelong bureaucrats, all lazy, and incompetent - came across as arrogant and out of place, almost like something you’d expect from a capitalism praising Trump supporter. he also was quoted in the interview, that the US works better (so they consider to move there?).

The interview left me speechless, and I’m certain I won’t be considering Proton for any of my future projects

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[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm using Proton and considering divesting. What are good alternatives without US ties?

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think there's any all-in-one services like Proton. !PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world has a few suggestions, https://european-alternatives.eu/ has others. You'll likely have to piecemeal things if you had the full Proton suite.

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm only using the email though so it is not a hard transition.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Only using one company per service is probably the wisest option, regardless of which company it is!

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago

Then Tuta or Mailbox.org are often recommended. I use Tuta + Addy.io to give me a bunch of aliases, though if you pay for one of the mail services, they both give you a number of aliases, too.