Nuked It’s the latest tool from a company known for its encrypted email services. It could help users who are looking to wean themselves off Google.
The protoncalendar tool is currently available for all users with a paid ProtonMail plan. In the future, the company plans to launch the calendar’we believe everyone has the right to plan dinner with friends without announcing to Google who will attend,’ the company says.
Google has faced growing scrutiny over how it collects and stores user data. This year, fifty state attorneys general opened an antitrust probe into the tech giant, then expanded it to include data privacy.
The company’s apps work in tandem, which makes calendar invites from Gmail. There can be some unwanted side effects, but most of the time it’s convenient.
While Google stopped scanning peoples’ emails for targeted advertising in 2017, ProtonMail claims that some companies still use your private calendar to target their ads.
Google did not respond to an inquiry regarding whether or not it scans calendars and uses the information in targeted ads. Google did n’t immediately respond to the inquiry.
