I think you’re reading a bit too much into it. People who are looking for a solution to a problem tend to stop looking when they find a solution that works.

Then when other people ask for advice on the same issue, those people share what works for them. Simple as that.

Personally, I prefer to use a service that stays in business by treating me like the customer (which means I have to pay them, just like a customer does), rather than a service where I’m not the customer, I’m the crop and the personal information they harvest from me is the product they’re selling to customers.

In other words: I prefer to be the guy enjoying the sweater I bought rather than the sheep shivering and wondering where all my warm wool went.

But, to each his own.

Good to know, but I never use my browser in anything but private mode and as soon I close the browser it wouldn’t be possible anymore.

Being always signed in is a little less secure. Your authentication token is stored as a cookie which can be stolen. Happened in my organization once, I don’t think it happens ALL that often but to me choosing “always stay signed in” seemed liked having a fancy secure door lock but leaving the window open in case you forgot your key or because it took too long to unlock the door.

Thanks, fixed.

It’s end to end encrypted when sending mail to other Proton users and you can even send encrypted emails to third parties either by exchanging public keys, or you can send them a one time encrypted email that they open through a browser link.

They don’t store or sell private data and they have a free version that you can try to start out with. I opted for a paid version to get extra features and I think it’s well worth it. You can use a browser based email application or they have a client application you can install if you prefer it that way.

Very clean and easy to use interface and with paid version you can get secure cloud storage with photo synching and a VPN if you’re into that sort of thing.

Highly recommended.