Comment by nickserv
That's exactly the reason why so many people prefer giving up their data, their privacy, their freedom.
Personally I'm happy to pay proton a few bucks a month to not have to give up those things.
I'm not criticizing those that do, just that given my financial situation the trade off is simply not worth it.
Hushmail was great for me, until I couldn't reclaim my inbox after the subscription expired (but there's no free option).
Other services deprecate or get weird. Hopefully Proton keeps going in the good direction.