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Is there any evidence of them being a honeypot? It sounds like that claim was made by someone under trial who might be trying to take the heat off themselves
Proton is a government honeypot.
Are you gonna take the chance now that there are allegations against proton?
The epistemic status of that person saying it vs me is not all that different, neither of us have evidence to present
https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-not-a-honeypot
Well proton has been accused of being a honeypot as well.
Just search protonmail honeypot and you get many results. I am not saying it is true. Just saying because a company gets accused of something doesn't make it true.
The person you are talking to also believes the narratives that Russia spins about their invasion into Ukraine, so the don't have very sound epistemology to begin with, unfortunately.
You should not be using any kind of digital communication for criminal activities. OP, if your only goal is to prevent companies from scanning all of your personal life to show you tailored ads, then either is will be fine. I do prefer Proton though, as their products are more complete