4/10/2026 at 3:06:36 PM
by teekert
4/10/2026 at 6:40:00 PM
Even better, buy your child a domain name when they’re born. Then they can use any email service in the future, not just an obvious CIA plant.by ok_dad
4/10/2026 at 3:36:40 PM
It's an excellent commercial angle, as most people will become parents over time, which gives a strong incentive to continue with Proton. Kuddos!by pixel_popping
4/10/2026 at 3:45:43 PM
Seems like a nice way to raise a bit of money for the foundation, and the problem of children needing email addresses is a real one. I just don't understand how reserving an email address years before they need it actually improves their privacy.Is this really just a case of reserving an address if your child has a common first name and last name, without having to keep the address active?
by bluehatbrit
4/10/2026 at 5:40:07 PM
It "improves privacy" because Proton is a "private email service". That's all there is to that line of marketing here.by andOlga
4/10/2026 at 3:42:09 PM
I really wish they would improve existing features rather than this stuff. They've been promising a Drive client for Linux for years.by ZunarJ5
4/10/2026 at 3:49:59 PM
It's a bit strange, Proton has always been behind in the Linux community despite actually being overall respected for Privacy (not anonymity), but those are a major userbase.by pixel_popping
4/10/2026 at 4:20:21 PM
I wish it was just Drive. They seem to acquire or put these new modules in half baked and they see little to no user end changes for years. I've been with them a long time and I like them but I increasingly dread their announcements when basic features aren't implemented.by ZunarJ5
4/10/2026 at 4:09:41 PM
Proton mail and privacy? Is this some joke?by imcritic
4/10/2026 at 4:14:51 PM
Much better than Gmail, where Google leak information of half a million users every year [1] to governments [1] and no, those aren't necessarily "criminals".[1] https://transparencyreport.google.com/user-data/overview
by pixel_popping
4/10/2026 at 4:28:16 PM
Privacy is not anonymity.by JoeBOFH