Lol at you both! First, I think you need help with your dictionaries because you're using the complete wing terminology.... That or you're super dramatic calling it ransomware LMAO. You're probably also those types who jump to comment at anything CG just to post AI slop... Like how back in the day it was cool to post "first" on something.

There are free tiers and paid tiers, and sounds like OP was trying to work around those free tiers to get a few extra benefits. If not, and genuinely trying to use a certain way, why not contact support to try and get access to that data even temporarily, or go to community forum to see if it's by design? Why not look for a proper resolution vs just complaining about it?

BTW I can completely understand the frustrations, but you gotta also understand not every single company or dev is going to use the same exact method, designs, goals, etc. Proton, starting from scientists not business entrepreneurs. They decided to build a suite of apps as alternatives to the popular big brother versions, the paid tiers help support the free ones so everyone could have access. The money also helps fund staff support, devs, qa, etc. Just saying. There's a lot more polish on those apps than pretty much any actually free and private so out there. And having the support there to answer questions vs rely solely on wordy documentation or community forums is now speaking to the average Joe.