Their CEO did fuck up with that, so for me they are on thin ice, but I haven’t seen anything else problematic since then.

You’re right, it doesn’t. What I’m saying is that is not a good argument to say it’s “high-tech spyware” because run-of-the-mill data-stealing crap does the same thing.

While it’s true that people should be wary of such apps (just being a data thief is enough for it to be bad), and there’s a decent chance that is indeed is spyware…

Even those who manage to disable the app find it reappears automatically, confirming its nature as high-tech spyware.

Isn’t this actually common behaviour in the usual bloatware crap that gets installed?

It’s obviously not impossible, but you’ll find people calling every single private messaging platform honeypots. I don’t recall seeing any convincing proof for Tuta, personally.

Switzerland has a new Federal Act on Data Protection coming up in September.