Proton has a business model where they want the user to put their eggs all in one basket. If you want that kind of userbase you need to leave your personal politics out of it. The problem isn’t that the CEO is right wing. It’s that he is very publicly right wing. Supports a known huckster. And lastly could be vying for a role in the administration. All of this calls into question just for how long Proton will be secure before they are selling user info to the state.

Politics are very fucking important in terms of security for a whistleblowers and dissidents. They are the canaries in the coalmine as far as personal liberties go.

It’s possible to support one item of a politician without endorsing the politician as a whole. Did the Proton CEO endorse Trump or just one decision of Trump?