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Proton Mail goes AI, security-focused userbase goes ‘what on earth’ (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 4 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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we appear to be the first to write up the outrage coherently too. much thanks to the illustrious @self

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[–] TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee -2 points 4 months ago (23 children)

I read the article. What is the problem?

[–] self@awful.systems 8 points 4 months ago (22 children)

it’s an article about a poorly-designed feature that doesn’t accomplish any of its marketed goals and was hoisted upon Proton’s users in spite of their objections

this is an article about AI

[–] TheDorkfromYork@lemm.ee -4 points 4 months ago (16 children)

The trouble is that Proton has announced and implemented Scribe in a manner that sends up huge red flags for their privacy-focused techie base.

Proton Mail’s privacy-focused users are worried about the Scribe announcement because they’ve never seen Proton be so vague and nonspecific about security and threat models.

Up to now, Proton has been serious about privacy

It's not about AI. It's about privacy and communication.

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

oh. perhaps you could explain this to the authors of the article?

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 4 months ago

brb making popcorn

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