misk ( misk@sopuli.xyz ) to Technology · 6 months agoStop Confusing Privacy, Anonymity, and Securitywww.privacyguides.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1124
arrow-up1124external-linkStop Confusing Privacy, Anonymity, and Securitywww.privacyguides.orgmisk ( misk@sopuli.xyz ) to Technology · 6 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareIcarus ( Icarus@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up21·6 months agoWithin the first 10 seconds it falsely claims Proton requires you to use an emailaaddress to create an account. I stopped after that.
minus-squareChastity2323 ( Chastity2323@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 months agoProton will often if not always require an email or phone number for verification when signing up for a free account. It’s not hard to find people complaining about this on forums. https://proton.me/support/human-verification
minus-square/home/pineapplelover ( pineapplelover@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months agoEven if it is true, you can use a temp email service.
minus-squareChastity2323 ( Chastity2323@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoSure, but the point of the video is that the email requirement is not that big a deal for most people
Within the first 10 seconds it falsely claims Proton requires you to use an emailaaddress to create an account. I stopped after that.
Proton will often if not always require an email or phone number for verification when signing up for a free account. It’s not hard to find people complaining about this on forums.
https://proton.me/support/human-verification
Even if it is true, you can use a temp email service.
Sure, but the point of the video is that the email requirement is not that big a deal for most people