Why doesn’t Proton strongly encourage paying anonymously like some services and do they log more data than others? Is this concerning for you?

Hi.

Hope you’re doing well.

I use some of their services and they’re good.

I’ve read the stories of them complying with Swiss authorities with handing over some metadata and payment information when requested, but I’ve also heard other companies attempted to be raided by authorities but them being empty handed because there was no data being held.

I mean, Proton requires you to make an account, while some others don’t (with Mullvad and IVPN you get an account number and nothing tracing back to you, if you pay anonymously).

Is it purely due to the jurisdiction Proton is in that they must collect more data than, say, Mullvad? Also, they don’t seem to encourage anonymous payments like some rival services.

So, are they to be fully trusted with your money in particular? Depends on your threat level I know, but there’s something about them that makes me wonder if they go as far as they can in preserving privacy?