Emberleaf

Posteo is a great service that I’ve used for a few years, now. I’ve never had a single issue with them.

This should work well for you:

https://gpt4all.io/index.html

“It’s worth noting that some private foundations operate on the VC model in supporting nonprofits, either by requiring Board seats or requesting that their funding be used towards very specific objectives not always in alignment with the organization’s values and mission. It’s also worth noting that some nonprofits actually operate on the models of surveillance and censorship. Therefore, whether an organization or company is VC-backed or a nonprofit should not be the sole factor in deciding whether or not it is trustworthy. Actions are important, with full transparency being one of the most critical factors, and being fully open source being another to attract valid criticisms and audits to ensure any product or protocol lives up to its privacy and security promise. SimpleX Chat prides itself on being both transparent and open, on top of also being fully decentralized. If you’re new to it and eager to know more, you can start with this overview.”

https://simplex.chat/blog/20240404-why-i-joined-simplex-chat-esraa-al-shafei.html

Signal’s leadership team includes former Google and Whatsapp executives. What’s your point?

The moment you protect criminal behavior, you become complicit in their crimes.

But isn’t advocating for the privacy of criminals the same as advocating for the crime, itself? Sure, let’s go after the politicians…but are you REALLY okay with letting child molesters, etc. hide their activities from law enforcement online? Like I said, there has to be a middle ground. We just need to find it.

This is a difficult topic for me. On the one hand, I believe everyone has a right to privacy and we need to fight for that right. On the other hand, I’m enough of an adult to understand that law enforcement needs to be able to effectively investigate criminal activity. There has to be a middle ground there, somewhere. I just don’t know where that is.

I think this is a great idea. I appreciate you taking the initiative! :)

I use the FeedBro add-on for Firefox. It’s highly configurable and works like a dream. I’ve not found anything better, honestly.

SimpleX is great, but it needs to mature a little in regards to usability. The desktop app is abysmally slow, and the amount of memory it uses really needs to be trimmed down. If they manage to streamline these two things, I could see SimpleX becoming quite popular. I’m definitely keeping an eye on it.

They can’t scan chats that don’t exist. Time to make a switch, folks!

Another vote for Mullvad, here. It’s arguably one of the best VPNs out there and at 5 bucks a month, you really can’t go wrong. If you want cheaper than that, you have bigger problems than a VPN.

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘hard to load’. You find the model you want, you download it, then load it up to chat. What’s the issue you’re having?

I found this and actually like it better than Alpaca. Your mileage may vary, but they claim that it’s 100% private, no internet necessary:

GPT4All

I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m afraid I disagree, but I respect your opinion.

I dunno. Doesn’t seem like a big deal to me, but your mileage may certainly vary.

Why is this news??