Nan. They are not. People must understand that they will always collaborate with authorities and give them what metadata they have. wich is IP probably and payment details. If you plan on doing illegal stuff, 1-dont use email, 2-dont use credit card for eg wich was the case. Also, if you become a gov agency target there is little places to hide. you always leave digital footprints. Proton is good to avoid 3rd parties spying on your emails like Google does. It's not a platform for crime.