I am a fan of Standard Notes, but crypt.ee is also solid as far as I know.
Jinx2756
joined 7 months ago
Both Proton and Tuta are great choices. Of the two, I prefer Proton simply because Tuta’s UI makes my head implode.
But for my every day, general email usage, I have gone with Posteo.de. They are pretty cool and work seamlessly with any email client of your choice (no need for Bridge, or the like).
You are right. There are no certainties in this matter. Proton’s values look and sound good. But things can change and big enough offers can be hard to resist. My revised point is then that since we now know that Standard Notes were open to being acquired, I am happy that it was by Proton and not somebody else 😉
To be honest, I was really happy about the news. I love Standard Notes, and I think that Proton acquiring it bodes well for its longevity. Proton is so big now that it is difficult seeing them being bought by someone else. You cannot say the same about Standard Notes. And I would have died if one day we would have seen a “Skiff situation” with Standard Notes. With Proton it is different. It is s company that I really trust.
But I do 100% get the not all eggs in one basket point. In my personal case, I have opted not to use Proton’s VPN or Password Manager services. Specifically not to put all my eggs in the same basket.
If you actually decide to give it a try at some point, I would love to hear about your experience as I do not have hands-on experience with cryptee myself.
Do be aware that they use progressive web apps (so there is no “cryptee app” in App Store or Google Play). But this is actually an active choice by them to enhance security.
If you want to take a longer deep dive into the mind of their CEO, Techlore interviewed him fairly recently.
The interview ran so long that they had to make it a two parter:
https://youtu.be/JsWCSHYY9FU?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/xE-YXAnOTeQ?feature=shared