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Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service (www.ghacks.net)
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[–] balazs 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well that’s the thing. The new Outlook app is now the default email program on Windows. So you’ll have people setting up their Fastmail, Gmail, GMX and countless other mailboxes on it, just like they always have.

Except this time your password is being given to Microsoft, not just the email app on your computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That makes sense. I always just used my email from the browser unless there's something specific I need from an email client or the setup is employer-provided/mandated, but I guess a lot of people just go with whatever is put in front of their face first.