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Why would anyone use this over Proton Mail or the gazillion alternatives if it treats people like shit.

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[โ€“] mojo@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry, they're also selling your data on top of that

[โ€“] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well duh.

They're selling your data to these companies, so that they can then sell them the ad spot.

They'll also sell them access to the analytics around the ad campaign.