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Back to Episodes🔑 Why Privacy Matters (Even if Google Knows Everything) — with Patricia Egger, Head of Security for Proton
Description
We talk a lot about privacy at Off the Grid… but what does that actually mean in practice?
Today I’m joined by Patricia Egger, Head of Security at my fave privacy-focused tech company Proton.
Together, we have a non-technical-person-friendly conversation about:
- Why Proton insists on ‘privacy by default’
- The difference between online privacy & security
- Why we love Proton Mail & want you to use it (affiliate link)
- What it actually means when emails/messages are encrypted
- Proton’s Born Private initiative (& how to claim a $1 email address for your kids)
- Why AI has major privacy problems
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