Is Protonmail Safe for Security and Privacy? 

Hi braxman, i have an offtopic question, long ago i'ved learned that Tor is nasa or i cannot recall, who is in charge with the tor encryption, and they track your traffic, any knowledge ?

Oh thanks for the informational video again! Awesome as always! FYI For the Live video Don't feed the Trolls! Don't waste time Explaining Yourself! Just make sure to Inform people what method works for secure email. Like say Thunderbird with Encryption Spam Blocking Add-ons etc. That's exactly What People Need to Research and Know Right Now! So a walk through of the installation process what precautions to take what to add what not to add, how to encrypt even attachments and make the security as tight as possible and what protocol and ports to use and follow etc! That will be Highly Appreciated By all! Because Short Term Memory Loss or Empty Ego having people will not want to watch or jump out if too many confusing things said in a single 2-3+hour video! Again reminder "Don't Feed the Trolls" Different email encrypted messengers decentralized networks heck even Brax.me do videos how to secure Share create room/blog?! That way People will Know What is possible or not give inputs what's missing etc. Options maybe different live videos or normal half hour videos might be preferable to gain more reach as well as concentrate and retain single topic or program/option etc! And yeah I'm doing the maximum sharing liking everywhere I can, BTW views counts likes doesn't seem to show. They're reversing the clicks so Yeah keep that in mind too don't think people are not liking watching or sharing your videos! I have no problem with your/any long informative videos if thoroughly explains the process etc on how to go about things regarding any particular task, platform, tech, etc. Not good for anyone unaware to do guess work! Not following secure protocols is worse! But I know how the general audience who actually given your simple explanations should be the targeted audience spending time to know more, and I bet they see 2:30 3 hours means they'll split and might not spend time given limited technical knowhow! Though we forget that them not following what we do by correctly following instructions and information, understanding the concept, doing the secure settings, they not only put themselves but most importantly put our phones etc in grave danger! I'm Busy Grappling with Govt and Fake News Media because again put a Bunch of EVIDENCE audios call records of the FAKE news Media who got Business Account fake subscribers Manipulation of their VIDEOS Fake News into people's feeds recommended etc! So They're losing their Minds already! Ask Sundar Pitchai if he wants to come on a live Interview with You and Me! Oh we'll ask Snowden and Maybe Assange from Prison for NO COGNIZABLE federal offense yet Confined under No Grounds with information of Swiss Bank Details of Politicians Industrialists etc, and Yep Like Steven Segal from the Onion Movie I can BRAVELY STATE, "I don't think They Have The BALLS! Yep Listed in Courts Cases National&International for Death Penalty, Courts, Police DGP, Commissioner Police, Cybercrime and ZuckytheZucker owned Zuckbook and WhatsApp Yesterday Commissioner Caught double tick blue today FAKE NEWS Polimer Claimed NO MORE multiple forwards to keep rumours?🤔 Dafuq?! With their own Call records and How they Failed to Put the News! No forwards option for People claimed from zucking 290 to 276 to then 5 because you know only 1280+contacts, NOW claimed only 1 exactly after them who got cash business WhatsApp account free from politicians etc with RU-vid too caught Royally with time-line and proof when why and how and for what reason, they did get all these freebies and exposure too by aiding&abetting Criminals, I tell people forward the Undeniable Irrefutable EVIDENCE Facts and this BS Done Today by them! And most importantly, Illegitimate Govt FAKE EXTENSION of Lockdown till April End just like I predicted! That is Because Month of May is The Time the #PEDOGATE #POLITICALCOUP CORRUPT ILLEGITIMATE GOVTS SLAVE PUPPET KANGAROO BANANA COURTS Close down in MAY, and All joined together and involved in the Criminal Conspiracy, Panicking and Hopelessly Trying Hard by Hook or by Crook to Save Their A55es from Zucking Death Penalty or a Public SmashDown! PUBLIC HANGING&EXECUTION ORDERS filed like I said Union of India and Rest of the World, Contempt of Court&Humanity, So Failure of Courts Automatically Means Citizens Perform the Execution of Prosecuted Punishments for the Convicts regardless of Social Societal Legal Judicial Financial Governmental Standing/Status because Constitutional Civil&Human Rights Crimes&Violations Obstruction of Justice! So I will be Needing the Help of Security Experts Hackers etc to Catch the Illegal&Criminal Hacking done by Illegitimate Govts and Intel under Fake Secret Laws and FISA BS lists! They're Guilty so They Can Quite Frankly go Zuck Themselves for all I care! You keep them coming! If they mess with you switch over Lbry or start telecasts in Brax.me itself all the more zucking Secure than this Illegal&Criminal Censorship Shutting Down Channels Videos Hiding Critical Court Public EVIDENCE Videos Cabal Deep State Owned and Controlled Worthless Zucks People's Creative Intellectual Property humping money A-Holes! There comes a time when you just have to Say Zuck You, I Can't Bend Over Be a Slave when you Use My Content, Earned Through My Cases Went from CEO G00GL3 to A7pha8et at the Cost of A Baby's and REPRESENTATIVE of the People🇮🇳🌍LIVES! All join together and State, ZUCK YOU ZUCK&G00&73&Bez05&J@ck, WE REFUSE TO Be a PART ACCOMPLICES of Your PERVERSIONS and CRIMES & INJUSTICES we cannot and Will Not Silence the ABSOLUTE TRUTH FACTS&EVIDENCE! Where ever it is valued spend your time There Folks Stop Riding the Horse That Has Nails in its saddle and Stabbing Your Balls! It will be appreciated and more useful where the Truth and Critical Information Not Illegally&Criminally Censored Ghosted Shadow Banned Whatever! Truth Alone Triumphs! Justice Shall Prevail! Cheers and See You Around Soon Dear Fellow Citizens!

TOR is an open source platform with volunteer servers. So no, it cannot be controlled by the national zucking agency.. But it is true that some of the servers are nza. However, that doesn't mean they can identify you. Though I'm sure they're trying

I was wondering if you set up your email server on vps or on metal? If on metal is it in your own rack or are you renting space somewhere? I ask because I wanted to set up my own email server however it seems most vps options are really a bunch of containers living in the cloud which you don't really own and probably can't encrypt.

setting up your own server is the best option of all the bad options (since there is no good option). VPS or metal is fine. You control the credentials of the device.

I noticed that as well...Rob has made himself immortal by coming up with a Cursing Meme!

I had a good cuckle at that too

"you got zucked" or "jack boot dorsey"

Zucking. :}

Zigga

Why did you dump Firefox?

@@thedetective8150 What shall I use instead? thank you

@@Peppymoke Brave is quite nice, also Opera if you're in a pinch.

Same here. I even also dropped safari and switched to brave and opera but I feel like opera is safer than brave.

@@ralphjosephrjm326 Opera was always one step ahead of all other browsers. They invented "tabbed browsing", "undo close tabs" and the "quick dial" homepage.

I hope people realize the difference. I try to go deeper with my more advanced knowledge

They will lure us in anyway! Just don't make it too easy for them!

Yeah, Rob is pretty darned experienced. He's brilliant. And YES... there's much more to email than the average person would think.

Hey well said and Mr brax is so humble. He doesn't let his intelligence obscure his compassion for folks like me that wants and is trying to learn.

Glad I have been a law-abiding citizen. I would have been caught otherwise using email.

like telling people masks are pointless

Fair point

In some respects, I think that many people talk about privacy, only because it's fashionable, but will actively seek out convenience or a minute of distraction as a tradeoff to actual privacy. There was an experiment done about 5-6 years ago about what it takes for people to sell their privacy. Most of them would tell you to pound sand if you just ask them outright. But they willingly trade it for access to a fart sound app, angry birds, or a flashlight app. They also found that in reality, people would give away their most intimate secrets for $5 free dollars in a new account. The dirty little secret is that you just shouldn't remind them that's what they are doing, because that would be embarrassing.

If I'm radically honest, I think we live a time preceding a grand separation/divergence. Where people will be sorted out by their intentions, desires and level of consciousness. I don't think all "will make it", whatever it is, that's going to happen. But indisputably shit has started to happen and it's only accelerating. Such an era has been prophesied many millenia ago in various traditions. You may think what you may of those, but that doesn't change the fact that such things have been stated...

@@tribuneband1965 masks aren’t pointless, I don’t like how the American government went against their own constitution, and there isn’t any feud from it

Awesome! Thank you!

Me too. I just recently discovered him

@@robbraxmantech Thank you for letting us know! Thank you for letting us know!

Like you but a year late, Im also amazed I havent come across this channel until now. Makes one wonder.

He's right on! Rob, I sense you're a believer in Yeshua. Keep on towards intimacy with Him!

I'm with you! Lol. and Ironically, we're both here, using a google product to research alternatives.

@@UnframeofMind Using the enemy's own weapons against him

Boycotting google is a good first step. The internet turns out to be quite a treacherous place afterall.

@@UnframeofMind well yes use an adblocker

over the past year ive switched to brave browser, signal messaging, protonmail for emails, duckduckgo for search engine due to the crazy censorship/propoganda of google, and data collection from social media

teeheee...lol

Rob completely ignored that.

Was just about to come here to comment this

Exactly the point I'm raising with him, and with MTA-STS, it can be enforced not just requested.

I like tachyon mail. Because email from the future!

wrr

@@capnnukasun810 I like banana mail. It's bendy, and always to scale!

Do you prefer one car over another because of the colour of its paint?

I think why people don't care is because they are ordinary folks like you and me. The only t*rrorists are made-up.

@@twong689 Who said anything about terrorists? I'm not worried about terrorists. I'm worried about "ordinary folks" reading my emails. Or federal agencies. I was then, and I am now, which is why I hardly use email anymore. Encrypt everything.

@@moonbastic My point is the terrorists are false flags, inside job that aims to surveil everyone . Same goes with Covid for the vaccine. I am also concerned about emails.

i thought everyone used tor and pgp...hmmm..i need to get out more

What about gpg? Same? Better?worse? In your opinion

We all talk too much anyhow. said the curmudgeon.

yep! Nothing's free!! Exactlly!!! Google has billions of Gmail accounts and who pays for the memory "space" and maintenance? I wonder what is the total amount of Gmail accounts Data on Planet Earth? Nothing's free...for sure.

Clever

@@drivingschool11 except open source stuff

I just don't want anyone selling data based on my emails and I don't want ads. I pay 5 Euros a month for that I'm not worried about trying to hide anything from the government

Awesome! Thank you!

It was on recommended videos for me :X

Wow and to think they probably have everything on you since you started using a cellphone . It blows my mind that they have been recording us both voice and video for years and years now through our cellphones and other smart devices since what , the late 90s?

He is great! I follow him from Europe! There are other RU-vidrs like him?

Sure, you learned how email use to be done. Now, after the initial transaction email is encrypted in transition with a variation of TLS 1.2 called STARTTLS and has been for a long while. Most MTAs wont even accept unencrypted traffic. I really wonder why he left that important information out.

Yes

yea, 2 tins and a string should do

@@c1dk1n pencil and paper mail. traditional mail lmaooo

@@fishrr34 fbi looks at it now legally like brittish so we started the post office...

pigeons carrier pigeons ,,, they can carry a bit as well ...; today lots falcons and eagles so got trouble there as well ...

@@fishrr34 : I've had too many problems with the post office.

Same here. Or rather I've already thrown in the towel, don't have nor the time or the skills that it takes.

@pauz I think you missed the point. It's not private as advertised

No e mail system is secure or encrypted "end to end".. thats not allowed in any email protocols. There ia always a point where everything is in the clear in plan text. Pgp and gpg are ways of encrypting your actual text into gibberish and pasting it in ANY email and sending it. Your friend who receives the gibberish in his email can un-encrypt it back to plain text read it ,then respond to you the same way. But only you and he can read it or un-encrypt each others messages. You can post your key in public for anyone to use pgp to contact you.only you can read those.because its a "public key" Allowing you and everyone you know to trade keys with each other and talk securely.

@@justaguy-69 Should I use proton for banking and privacy ???

But how do you know he is not actually working for "them" anymore? I was asking myself this question and ... I can say this that I know nothing about this guy. They even made a movie about him o_O Really? IDK...hmmm

@@mat_tee I honestly don't surely know. But just by simply basing on the fact that he was the one who blew the whistle regarding the secrets of the government specially in the world of hacking, it made me trust him just a little bit more than google who's apparently controlling my search results.

@@mat_tee Once --- always ---. Guess the letters.

You're very welcome

You're very welcome!

I signed up for a free Proton account. I hated it. No one I knew signed up for it. I only put one contact in and after about 2 years I canceled it. So now I know it is not only an annoying platform but it is also not trustworthy.

And with MTA-STS policy configured, the plain text communication would be forbidden. You'd lose connectivity with servers not supporting TLS.

No one can invent a new SMTP standard. They actually do encryption from their app (externallly/outside) for end-to-end but again that affects on Intra-domain messages. SMTP is pretty given. You need to talk to unknown servers all over the world and it is unauthenticated. So that's how the world works. Of course no one will talk about this because it is an obvious hole

Your message is secured by including a link to the actual message (body of the email). You have the option of securing the link with a password. Only the subject to the message and link are visible to the recipient. There is a 28 day default expiration time for the link containing the body of the email. Edit: I should add that other paid encryption services like Virtru use this same method to "encrypt" their messages as well.

@@Zayras7 That could work as long as you can trust Protonmail.

@@robbraxmantech They don't have to invent a new SMTP standard but simply encrypt the body of the email before covering it to base64. I am sorry I am doubting you but when I was working on a messaging product that is what I did server side and on client side I first decoded base64 then decrypted the data, I wonder why this will not work with emails, please correct me if there is an assumption on my part that is not correct. To any tech person reading this SMTP's plain text requirement does not mean that emails can be encrypted, at least in my view.

@@DecadantHandshake He won’t reply because in reality he is promoting his own email! Don’t forget that Braxman is a seller after all

Good question. I would love to know the answer. If they are reading my online storage than they're going to be disappointed cuz there's nothing of any kind of private sensitive information there

Of course! The possibility of counter-intelligence is very high. It’s like this guy is reading my mind.

You all need to research the CLOUD ACT.

@@ashleynoelle7429 basically, there is no privacy ....

@@filipetorchiamiranda Not if you own and control all the tech with in a network and have no one know that it exists.

@Jayavarman5th Definitely ProtonMail, I'm a happy customer of them.

100% insecure? What you mean by that? The email service Provider reads my own emails or anyone can hack the email Service Provider?

@@drivingschool11 both

@@mushenji I presume Gmail is...worst?

@@drivingschool11 Yes Gmail is the worst

@@mushenji Do you or someone has evidences? I am not arguing but where are the proofs that Gmail is so bad? Or else? I think the competitors are trying to destroy Google without no evidences. Frankly speaking I use MetaGer and Startpage but I reckon Chrome is the best browser in the world to control cookies as long as we know the settings of privacy. My main email service provider is Yandex.

I think of email like my postal mail box. Sure, send me those forms to fill out. Talk to me about my broken TV, or my order for replacement laptop parts. It's not something I'd send private info over, and don't email me about next week's protest or anything like that. I'm not on the level of this guy, so if he says otherwise somewhere I haven't heard yet, please listen to him and not me - You can mitigate the problem with email by encrypting your attachments - the file itself, before it's attached.

I wish more people saw this. Nowadays between MTA’s, almost everything is encrypted via TLS except for the metadata needed for routing (because it can’t be, or it won’t work).

It is why I use Protonmail. Before Protonmail, I had my own server but was hacked by spammers even if I was very careful (probably a configuration error of Postfix). As I didn't know how I was hacked, and then unable to fix the hole, I moved to Protonmail. Also Protonmail is very clear that emails in interdomain can be read. They talk also about the problem of meta-data. They don't hide it and warn their users. They know that it is not possible to be 100% secure with emails as you still have to exchange messages with other platforms and they warn you about this and give you tips about it (like using gpg if you can and avoid interdomain emails as much as possible).

I do not do any banking or medical info on line. Call me old fashion butI trust no one

Exactly

What course did you take and where can i find it?

​@@sergiomazariego_ I guess @deafno hasn't seen your request... Essentially, Rob is making the course here in data privacy for us! Here on Rob Braxman's channel - (if you can tease RU-vid into showing it to you) if you start from when Rob first got onto RU-vid (about a year ago) there's a whole course on protecting your personal data privacy for regular folks like us that Rob has made in his "shorts." All the little videos Rob Braxman has made (that are 10 min to half hour lengths) are pretty interesting... I've only seen a minuscule amount so far, but Rob - you're a very easy-to follow practical teacher. What makes me say that is: you keep track of what you've already taught us so we don't have to figure out what new terms that you drop on us without explaining them. Very smart teaching!

Mega will 100% tell law enforcment. I've seen a lot of megas with the message saying "the account is closed and all info and content has been handed over to law enforcment"

@@thebandit9982 😳 How I'm supposed to live? Is there even any secure cloud for free?😂

I never heard of that series

I only saw the first season and never noticed it on there...but i used protonmail for stuff like banking and stuff but i don't do anything nefarious to want email anonymity...if i want to send something secret to someone i encrypt it first then send it...but i rarely have to do that..

Dont think so. I've Proton since it was first started in the early '00. Had a Beta account but really haven't used it that much until lately, trying to get away from the prying eyes of Google and Yahoo. But I guess in the real world, there is no such thing.

@@lb7068 there is, it just requires you to dump your electronic life.

Glad it was helpful!

I use teamspeak... and all channels are fully encrypted; it's free and very low on data-usage

@@BoGy1980 teamspeak isn't open source

Its easy just get a 2.50 to 5 dollar a month vps and use mail in a box. You might have to contact them to open up port 25 before you do so... but it will be free once you have the vps

Lol what?