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Users don't "need" to configure these services either. That's the entire point.
You can either configure it yourself, or use someone else's that has configured it for you. Or you can choose one of the p2p apps that simply don't require any configuration. These are your choices.
AdminForge runs a variety of services for public use.
Much like Proton (and every other company/org), they have to either choose to comply or close up shop.
But then you need to trust another party which is just moving the problem along…
These are your choices. There's no other way.
But that was the entire point from the first reply. If you don't trust external hosts, there is nothing for you.
You already forgot the other choices...
Self hosting and p2p