"Our reporting also paints a picture of Proton that is likely very different to the public’s perception of a company with a goal of carefully protecting privacy: one that in reality is barreling ahead with AI as quickly as possible so it can achieve the explicit goal of more annual revenue."
https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/
Switched my consultancy work from Google to Proton in Jan 2026. Might be switching again in Jan 2027.