On Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 7:12:10 PM UTC-7, Nomen Nescio wrote:
> The truth does not always will out. it didn't for
> https://privacy-watchdog.io/truth-about-protonmail/
>
> Here are a few more pages which have incriminating evidence regarding
> Proton Mail not being secure.
>
> https://patriots4truth.org/2021/06/24/protonmail-is-spying-mail/
>
> https://sac.politics.narkive.com/NOlNcdg0/the-truth-about-protonmail
> +++
> This is only one of the articles from the now extinct privacy-
> watchdog site.
>
> https://privacy-watchdog.io/truth-about-protonmail/
>
> privacy-watchdog.io The Truth About Protonmail - Privacy Watchdog by
> Watchdog
>
> 1.Protonmail Behaves like a CIA/NSA “Honeypot”
>
> Protonmail has an Onion domain that allows users to visit their site
> using the TOR browser. Protonmail even has an SSL cert for that onion
> address even though it’s completely unnecessary. When a user makes a
> new account with Protonmail on TOR they are re-directed from
> Protonmail’s “.onion” to “.com” address. This breaks your secure
> encrypted connection to their onion address, enabling your
> identification. There are absolutely no technical reasons for this
> feature. In fact, the only other websites that operate like this are
> suspected NSA/CIA Honeypots.
>
> This is a huge security issue that was either created because
> Protonmail is managed by Particle physicists who do not understand
> computer security OR they have been forced to operate their website in
> a similar way as CIA/NSA honeypots. Both possibilities are serious
> concerns.
>
> 2. Protonmail Does Not Provide “End to End Encryption”
>
> Professor Nadim Kobeissi mathematically proved that Protonmail does
> not provide End to End Encryption. Meaning, Protonmail has the ability
> to decrypt their own user’s data. When this was shown to be true,
> Protonmail users were outraged they had been lied to. Protonmail was
> forced to issue a public statement. Their statement begins like you
> would expect it would.. by shitting on the security researcher that
> revealed their dishonesty. Then they continued to say: “We lied to our
> users because other email companies did”. No apologies. They can
> decrypt any of their user’s data be sending them scripts that allow
> them to do so. However they advertise that they can not. Protonmail’s
> admission proves they offer the same security that Gmail offers. Both
> Gmail and Protonmail offer encryption that they can decrypt whenever
> they want.
>
> 3. Protonmail’s Was Created Under CIA/NSA Oversight
>
> Gmail & Protonmail were both created in CIA/NSA funded departments
> with their oversight. Protonmail has tried to hide this part of their
> history. We wrote a whole article about it here.
>
> 4.Protonmail is Part Owned by CRV and the Swiss Government
>
> After a successful crowdfunding campaign with promises to “remain
> independent” Protonmail sold equity ownership to CRV and FONGIT. At
> the time of the equity sale a CRV founder, Mr Ted Ditersmith, was
> working for the US State Department closely with President Obama. His
> position as a delegate required close contact with CIA & NSA
> administration. Mr. Ted Ditersmith had also witnessed the Edward
> Snowden revelations and made statements that he planned to use his
> corporate knowledge to “fight terrorism”. FONGIT is a Non Profit
> organization that is financed by the Swiss Government. Protonmail
> staff member, Antonio Gambardella, also works for the Swiss
> Government.
>
> 5. CRV, In-Q-Tel & the CIA
>
> The CIA openly operates a front company, In-Q-Tel, whose stated
> purpose is to invest in tech companies on behalf of the CIA. In-Q-Tel
> has stated they have a specific interest in the information contained
> in e-mails and encrypted communication. In-Q-Tel has been shown to be
> the bridge between the CIA and Gmail. An analysis of staff members
> reveals CRV & In-Q-Tel connections. The US media confirms these
> connections when they interview CRV so that they can understand In-Q-
> Tel. Additionally, The mastermind, cryptographer & back end developer
> that created Protonmail, Wei Sun, now works for Google.
>
> 6. Protonmail Follows CIA Email format & Metadata Requirements
>
> Leaked documents at Wikileaks show that the CIA requires emails to be
> stored as an EML filetype. There are several ways to store emails, and
> Protonmail has selected the format that the CIA requires. Protonmail
> offers no protection for users’ metadata and has officially stated
> that they turn metadata over to Law Enforcement. Edward Snowden
> revealed that the US government cares least about the content of
> emails. Mr. Snowden revealed the US Law Enforcement cares most about
> who a person is talking to, the dates & times of the emails, and the
> subject of the email. Subject and metadata encryption are not
> difficult to provide. However, Protonmail refuses to offer any
> protection on data that is most valuable to the CIA & FBI and they
> store it as plain text (No encryption). Edward Snowden stated the NSA
> “isn’t able to compromise the encryption algorithms underlying these
> technologies. Instead, it circumvents or undermines them by forcing
> companies to cooperate in other ways. Protonmail has refused to
> protect the information the NSA wants, this is a concern.
>
> 7. Swiss MLAT Law Could Give the NSA Full Access
>
> Protonmail’s Servers Reside In Switzerland, a country with an MLAT
> treaty that could allow the NSA to continue it’s the mission of
> recording “nearly everything” about a person’s internet communication.
> Any doubts the MLAT treaty applies are removed when you take into
> account that Protonmail is part-owned by FONGIT, a Swiss Government-
> financed company. Protonmail has also recently revised its Privacy
> Policy to include wording and requirements from the MLAT treaty. Their
> actions show they are capitulating with the MLAT treaty. Revisions
> include a change to their privacy policy allowing them to track your
> location while you use their service in some situations.
>
> 8. Protonmail Uses Radware for DNS/DDOS Protection
>
> Privacy companies like Protonmail are required to use a DNS/DDOS
> service because of the frequent attacks against their service.
> Protonmail uses a company called Radware for this purpose. Radware is
> a low-quality service that has failed to provide adequate protection.
> Protonmail has been taken offline, sometimes by teenage kids, because
> they insist on using a sub-par service. It’s worth noting that
> Radware’s international office is a few miles away from the
> headquarters of the most powerful Intelligence agency on earth, The
> Isreali Mossad. Radware can gain complete access to all Protonmail
> user’s accounts in two ways. They could inject a few lines of code
> that would reveal all users log in username and passwords, thus
> allowing them to log in as if they are that user. They could also be
> given users usernames & passwords by Protonmail. Remember Protonmail
> has admitted they can access all user’s accounts and decrypt their
> data. Additionally, it has been reported that Radware has direct
> connections to the Israeli Defense Force.
>
> 9. Protonmail Developers Do Not Use Protonmail
>
> Protonmail’s developers are in a position to know the real security
> offered by Protonmail. And Protonmail’s developers do not use
> Protonmail. If you were served food by a cook who refused to eat the
> food, would that be a cause of concern to you? This is the same
> situation. Protonmail developers do not use Protonmail, there are
> likely good reasons for this.
>
> 10. Protonmail engages in illegal cyberwarfare
>
> In 2017 Protonmail seems to have used illegal cyber warfare
> capabilities to unlawfully break into a suspects server. You can see
> the tweet they posted and read about it here. They soon deleted the
> tweet and said: “We cannot confirm nor deny if anything happened.” In
> 2013 the European Union parliament voted to make hacking a crime that
> carried a prison sentence of 2 years. “Hacking back” is also illegal
> under Swiss law. Based on Protonmail’s admissions only, they conducted
> an illegal hack.
>
> 11. Protonmail has a history of Dishonesty.
>
> >From Protonmail’s creation lied to their users. Starting when they
> crowdfunded $550k to “remain Independent”, a promise they broke almost
> immediately by selling equity ownership to a US corporation with ties
> to President Obama and John Podesta.
>
> In our opinion Protonmail is not an email solution you would use if
> you want privacy or security. Your emails are probably going to end up
> in a US data center right next to your Gmail emails.
>
> Privacy Watchdog

They just admitted to me in an email they can read my subject lines and sender recipients address.

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