This article is clearly written by someone who doesn't understand how encryption works.

> What happens if I log out of all my proton accounts, travel to the other side of the globe, walk into the first library or internet café I find, and log on to mail.proton.me with my username and password?

The keys are encrypted to your password, that's how you can access your data maintaining E2EE.

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j_leboulanger 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's exactly what I was telling myself, this guy doesn ot understand a word about encryption

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qwerpy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Don't be fooled by the technical-sounding article that leads with software/licensing/product-related rationale but buries the real reason:

> After one too many PR scandals though, there was one that I just can't stomach as well as the rest. Which is... The CEO being a Trump man.

These are starting to pop up on HN (another example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49585161). Outright political posts get flagged here so the new tactic looks to be pretending to make a decision for technical reasons.

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JuniperMesos 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I was disappointed to learn that the article from 404 media about a "Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center" in Ypsilanti, Michigan wasn't actually a data center with an on-site nuclear power generator, just one that Los Alamos is partially funding and will use. Anyway I think the concerns of everyone opposed to data center construction in Ypsilanti mentioned in that article are stupid, I consider 404 media to be poltically hostile to my interests for writing about it with that editorial stance; and certainly linking to it doesn't make me more inclined to view Protonmail unfavorably.

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Citizen_Lame 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Is this satire, it's hard to tell these days on the Interweb? Or are you simply thick as a brick? Very confusing.

	▲	Gangway0829 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Can you elaborate on why you think the OP is incorrect? The hit piece on the Ypstilanti data center is quite an embarrassment for any honest news reporter.