Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new “king”

Update: position got backed up by an official Proton post on Mastodon, it’s an official Proton statement now. https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/113833073219145503

Update 2, plot-twist: they removed this response from Mastodon - seems they realize it exploded into their face!

  • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    1 month ago

    One thing I saw was lacking in the comments here are some alternatives (Some were named, more self-hosted options, which can be good for a person, but not always)…

    RiseUp.net and Disroot.org both are ran by collectives, and both protect your privacy. RiseUp has a log of how they’ve done so, as well.

  • MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I wouldn’t say he embraced Trump, I’d say he is pro-breaking big tech, since that would probably help Proton.

    Bernie Sanders even came out and said “hey, if Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates, I’m with him on that.”

    Trump says a lot of shit to appeal to working class people. I don’t disagree with reminding him of what he said and holding him to those things, if he’s now going to be president.

  • Rice_Daddy@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Too bad, I was considering their service when my VPN service ran out. Not excluding them outright, but will have to keep a eye on it.

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    What’s that, Lassie? Another platform that’s not self hosted outing themselves as a chud? Well, I never!

  • tomatol@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Very disappointing that this is the CEO and founder of Proton. I’ll be moving my stuff elsewhere and deleting my account this week.

  • Ballissle@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Ffs. I just switched a ton of stuff over to proton. Hopefully this is an individuals view and not that of the company as a whole.

      • frozenspinach@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 month ago

        It was intended to kind of be my new primary universe for personal communications, leaving behind Google for work/biz.

        But… maybe the water is warmer at Tutanota?

        • Ballissle@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          1 month ago

          I was considering tutanota but it felt too small and lacking some features that proton seemed better for. I may look at it again.

          I cannot move from simple login though. I bought a lifetime plan which also includes proton pass and i use simple login extensively now.

          I do use a custom domain but not for most things which i use simple login domains. My custom domain uses my full name and i dont want that associated with some random newsletter or game company etc. But important services are on my custom domain so not the end of the world and can change them all. I dont know who could replace simple login though.