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What about Proton requiring a backup email which has been used in one instance by the authorities to break into a user’s mailbox (user used a gmail)?

A recovery email is not required even when a verification email is. See this post on PG which also links to Proton official documentation for more info.

“Note that if you enter your email or mobile phone number, we only save a cryptographic hash of this personal data. It’s impossible to derive your phone number or email from that hash, and it’s not permanently associated with the account that you create.”

Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

Since this has been talked about today I have seen conflation between recovery vs. verification email addresses and they appear to be distinctly different: Recovery Email: You are not required to have a recovery email address. This is an optional step during registration or after an account is created used to recovery your account if you lost your password. Verification Email: During registration you may be asked to provide a verification email address. This email is not associated with your a…