>some of the criticism hurts me because it described a company I don't recognize

Haven't really done much research, but this resonates - the vibes on these recent news reports felt very off.

It felt engineered frankly, which makes me quite suspicious in a world where everyone seems to be pushing for encryption backdoors. The one email provider famous for strong encryption suddenly gets a broad PR across entire media landscape?

...zero evidence but the whole thing just feels off AF