I wanted to test how Protonmail is doing for new users I created an account from scratch just now over Tor.
1. Am asked to verify new account by entering a cell phone (edit: this is horrible. They lie and say account creation is anonymous, as pointed out by the poster below)
2. Upon login, "Basic" logs are selected which do not display IP. You can enable "Advanced" logs to log IP. I would suggest Protonmail make it crystal clear that these "Basic" logs do not store IP. In 2021, lies by omission are not good enough. Get rid of the soft language.
This is completely false. I have created accounts (for others) over tor, without ever divulging a number. The exit node is a factor here. Sometimes email is required; if the need is there, throwaway emails work. I hate to tragedy-of-the-commons a good service, though, which is why I have a subscription.
I wanted to test how Protonmail is doing for new users I created an account from scratch just now over Tor.
1. Am asked to verify new account by entering a cell phone (edit: this is horrible. They lie and say account creation is anonymous, as pointed out by the poster below)
2. Upon login, "Basic" logs are selected which do not display IP. You can enable "Advanced" logs to log IP. I would suggest Protonmail make it crystal clear that these "Basic" logs do not store IP. In 2021, lies by omission are not good enough. Get rid of the soft language.
3. Their help page [1] says that "Advanced" (IP stored) logs are enabled by default. However, I created the account and it's just the Basic (no IP) logs. https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/authentication...