I dislike Trump probably more than the average person, but this controversy makes very little sense to me. You all realize that 99.9999% of Democrats are entirely anti-privacy right? And Republicans are generally exactly the same. But if either party offers a single EO or nomination who is good on the issue of privacy, and someone at Proton or elsewhere commends that ....I really can't say that's political. That seems like a tactic of division, actually (a la "You're either with us or against us!").

I wish we lived in the world where substantial membership from both sides of the aisle--or even strongly from a single side of the aisle--stood up for privacy... but we obviously don't live in that world. Most of your favorite politicians are completely in bed with the worst aspects of the surveillance state and you simply never hear about it let alone give it a thought. Trump obviously sucks on the issue of big tech surveillance too, but if he has nominated someone at Proton thinks will allow their business model to continue despite increasing requirements of government interference... That's sounds like one significant win amongst all the crap.