I have already taken the steps of using a better email, browser, and messaging app. The only step I haven’t taken is using a vpn. It’s because it seems more complicated to me. I have recommended that my friends and family switch to protonmail, but they don’t do it because they think it’s too much of a hassle to use a different email. All…
I have already taken the steps of using a better email, browser, and messaging app. The only step I haven’t taken is using a vpn. It’s because it seems more complicated to me. I have recommended that my friends and family switch to protonmail, but they don’t do it because they think it’s too much of a hassle to use a different email. All their contacts know them by the email they’re using; they are already signed up for newsletters at their present email, etc. I think that they also don’t think it’s a big deal if someone spies on their emails. They don’t see the threat, or maybe they don’t believe it.
Thanks Belle. Yes, explaining the problem to others is the main problem. Send them my email and see if that changes their mind. Also, get them to watch the video I linked to regarding the Chinese Social Credit System. If that doesn't wake them up then nothing will. As for the VPN, it's super easy to use. I think it's a very important piece of the puzzle.
I asked Proton about this question, and this is what they told me, "ProtonVPN has no logs on our VPN servers, but on the user device, there are error logs. However, those logs are not sent to us, and exist only on the user's device. If the user runs into problems and needs help from our support team to debug an issue, then the user can chose to send us the logs for us to help with resolving issues."
I started using proton’s vpn. A warning message popped up when it was asking permission to turn it on. It said that it could monitor my usage on my device. I thought the vpn was supposed to conceal what you do, not monitor it?
I have already taken the steps of using a better email, browser, and messaging app. The only step I haven’t taken is using a vpn. It’s because it seems more complicated to me. I have recommended that my friends and family switch to protonmail, but they don’t do it because they think it’s too much of a hassle to use a different email. All their contacts know them by the email they’re using; they are already signed up for newsletters at their present email, etc. I think that they also don’t think it’s a big deal if someone spies on their emails. They don’t see the threat, or maybe they don’t believe it.
Also, tell them that they don't necessarily need to drop their other email, but they should move all of their sensitive stuff over to ProtonMail.
Thanks Belle. Yes, explaining the problem to others is the main problem. Send them my email and see if that changes their mind. Also, get them to watch the video I linked to regarding the Chinese Social Credit System. If that doesn't wake them up then nothing will. As for the VPN, it's super easy to use. I think it's a very important piece of the puzzle.
Also, i noticed in the app description it says it doesn’t log ever, but in the app’s settings it has a log.
I asked Proton about this question, and this is what they told me, "ProtonVPN has no logs on our VPN servers, but on the user device, there are error logs. However, those logs are not sent to us, and exist only on the user's device. If the user runs into problems and needs help from our support team to debug an issue, then the user can chose to send us the logs for us to help with resolving issues."
I started using proton’s vpn. A warning message popped up when it was asking permission to turn it on. It said that it could monitor my usage on my device. I thought the vpn was supposed to conceal what you do, not monitor it?
It is probably the operating system popup that appears by default whenever a VPN is turned on, regardless of which VPN.