How is it not a shift? It would be an expansion if they were increasing their overall coverage by region in addition to Switzerland, but they're actually moving their infrastructure out of Switzerland, and not hosting it there after the switch is completed, (other than what I'd assume would be things like a VPN endpoint for those who want it, or any services for Swiss customers that want data to remain entirely within Switzerland) because this law would put them under too much scrutiny.
They even state at the very bottom of this blog post about their new AI features that "Proton is moving most of its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland"
Sadly though, I agree with you on the chat control part. I don't think they'll easily be able to escape this no matter where they go. Any still standing bastions of privacy seem to be falling right before our eyes.
Mac@mander.xyz 6 days ago
Hear me out: floating datacenters in international waters. lmao
BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 6 days ago
Sealand: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Bringing piracy back to its roots