this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2026
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And I explained to you that Proton is an email service, not a chat app.
There is nowhere that has better privacy regulations than Switzerland.
I think that when communication is between two users on the same platform, it at least could be more like a chat app. Proton distinguishes the uniqueness of this in its own documentation, so it was actually surprising to me when I heard the actual behavior isn't great. This isn't some marketing description either. It's pretty deep in their website.
Ironically, chat apps running over "email" servers actually look surprisingly private these days.
You can achieve the same level of privacy and security as chatmail by either not paying or paying with crypto.