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[–] xela@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

...because why would you go to all the trouble to pay Mullvad (presumably to keep your sensitive information away from big tech) to then give it to google in the form of an e-mail should you reach out to Mullvad for support? Google would then suck up any and all data that comes via their gmail service.

[–] moreeni@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What? I'm really struggling to see why this comment is upvoted and the article is downvoted. The article doesn't contradict anything in this comment

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

It's because of the difference in credentials. One is a website positing as having both privacy and cryptocurrency investment advice services, and the other is a random Lemur