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Would you choose a Proton address for its encrypted-mail approach?

This is a stronger preference than wanting ordinary spam protection. Consider whether you are willing to use a Proton address rather than expecting another app to give your existing outside account Proton's stated protections.

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Yes, that is my main reason to chooseI am willing to use a Proton address and learn how encrypted messages work with outside recipients. No, keep my existing accounts firstCompatibility and daily email tasks matter more to this decision than adopting Proton's approach. I need to understand it betterRecommend for my current routine rather than treating encryption as a deciding requirement.

Why we ask

Proton explicitly describes end-to-end encrypted messages between Proton users and password-protected encrypted messages for recipients outside Proton. The other supplied listings emphasize different security or productivity features. Selecting this priority takes precedence over your earlier answers because it changes the kind of email setup being recommended.

Security claims supported by these descriptions

Gmail: Google's listing emphasizes automatic protection against spam, phishing and malware. Those protections should not be treated as the same claim as Proton's stated end-to-end encryption between Proton users.
Microsoft Outlook: Microsoft's listing describes protection from phishing, spam and other threats. The supplied text does not establish an encrypted-mail arrangement equivalent to the one described for Proton.
Proton Mail: Encrypted Email: Proton states that messages between Proton users are end-to-end encrypted and describes password-protected encrypted email for other recipients. It also states that its service has no ads, no AI training and no inbox scanning.
Spark Mail: AI Email, Calendar: Spark describes Gatekeeper for screening new senders and blocking unwanted contacts. Its supplied description does not establish the same encrypted-mail claims as Proton's listing.

Do not assume that every message sent to an outside address has the same protection as a message between Proton users. Read the provider's explanation of recipient handling, and protect access to your account and phone as well.