[Infowarrior] - ProtonMail, the Easy-to-Use Encrypted Email Service, Opens Up to the Public

[Richard Forno]

ProtonMail, the Easy-to-Use Encrypted Email Service, Opens Up to the Public

Written by Joseph Cox Contributor

Three years after the Snowden revelations, the proliferation of privacy-focused messaging apps, email clients, and other encryption services hasn’t yet managed to make the use of crypto less of a pain.

Today, one service that aims to change that left its beta stage. Switzerland-based ProtonMail wants to make encrypted emails easier to send, and after being invite-only for years, it’s now allowing open registrations. The company is also launching free iOS and Android apps.

“The best way to ensure that encryption and privacy rights are not encroached upon is to get the tools into the hands of the public as soon as possible and widely distributing them,” Andy Yen, co-founder and CEO of ProtonMail, said in a statement. “This way, we put the choice in the hands of the consumer, and not government regulators.”

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