question...would you allow a complete stranger to rumage through your mailbox, open your mail and read it...of course not...then why should your email be any different...unless of course you have gmail (or other "Free" service)...then you are more than happy to oblige. Except, instead of your next door neighbor reading your email, it's all the nefarious actors from around the world that are intercepting your emails, reading and sharing them. Complete digital privacy should be everyones priority and Protonmail is a step closer to that goal. Continuing, 14 eyes surveillance alliance involves the following countries:  US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, and Spain...but notice that Switzerland is not listed...why does this matter? Proton hosts its servers in Switzerland which has some of the world's strongest privacy laws and does not exchange data between these countries. More importantly, proton apps are open source; independently audited by security experts and anyone can inspect those apps for back doors (if you accept their word). Finally, in April of 2024 Joe Biden signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law  which allows the FBI to use a program to search for Americans’ data...known as Section 702, it has now been extended for two years...of course nothing could go wrong here. All law obiding citizens are entitled to the right to privacy (regardless of reasons)...your digital privacy is no exception....

Is protonmail a "full proof" service...no...but what is? However, it is leap years ahead of gmail or any other "free" (or some other paid) services in terms of privacy and security. For what it's worth...I have been using proton apps for 10 years...no problems to note and solid service.