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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) by ShotDonkey@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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!

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[-] RatBastard@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 13 hours ago

Can anyone recommend a decent free vpn? I can't afford to pay for one rn and theirs is the only reputable free vpn i know of :/

[-] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago

I’ve not used it but I see people recommending Mullvad (sp?) a lot.

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[-] plixel@programming.dev 54 points 1 day ago

I literally just switched over from Google a few months ago and finally got all settled in. Just great. Does anyone know of any good alternative? I know Tuta exists, are there other options?

[-] pfr@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 13 hours ago

I rate disroot as a good free alternative. Personally I use FastMail. It's paid, but you know how the saying goes, "if the service is free the you're the product".

[-] utopiah@lemmy.ml 20 points 22 hours ago

FWIW if you switched once then next switch is RADICALLY easier.

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[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 36 points 23 hours ago

Another tech dipshit, whose wealth allows him to exist outside the realm of reality, bending the knee to an anti-democratic felon rapist so he can get some handouts.

Pathetic loser.

Growing up, if you had told me half or more of America would end up elevating a rapist to the presidency and prostrating themselves at his feet, I'd have laughed you out of the room. This nation has sunk LOW.

NordVPN is superior in every way. If you have ProtonVPN, dump it and swap to Nord.

[-] NevermindNoMind@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago

Growing up, if you had told me half or more of America would end up elevating a rapist to the presidency and prostrating themselves at his feet, I'd have laughed you out of the room. This nation has sunk LOW.

Bill Clinton won reelection. Now, granted, he was not Trump levels, he was a piece of shit who at the very least abused his role and power over women. Now, even after me too, he's a beloved elder statesman. Just saying, the nation has sunk lower, but I don't know that's a lot lower than where we were when we were kids.

[-] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 14 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

he was a piece of shit who at the very least abused his role and power over women.

And bombed a pharmaceutical factory in Libya to distract people from the fact he couldnt keep it in his pants

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[-] AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev 17 points 22 hours ago

FYI, Nord no longer allows port forwarding as of a couple years ago. Proton is one of the few providers who still have that feature.

Compare:

https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19483392309649-Does-NordVPN-offer-port-forwarding

https://protonvpn.com/support/port-forwarding

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[-] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 39 points 23 hours 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.

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[-] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 57 points 1 day ago

Why does he think Trump is against big tech when he's working side by side with Musk?

[-] ghurab@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago

He doesn't. it's just lube to help his customers swallow his bullshit

[-] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 80 points 1 day ago

Taking the time to remove Google, embraced proton mail ... Maybe it's time to just write letters and send meme post cards.

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[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Link to the source.

Please dont post screenshots of text. Link to the source

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 14 points 20 hours ago

Damn, this sucks. I fled Google for Proton and use it for email, files, and my own domain email.

[-] yamper@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago

if you have your own domain, then moving off of proton is very painless

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[-] tomatol@lemm.ee 60 points 1 day 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.

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 day ago

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

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 39 points 1 day ago

Yes I'm sure he'll crack down hard on all the tech companies that are giving him millions of dollars and kissing his feet...

What a moron.

[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 day ago

Sure, yeah, anti-big tech.

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[-] b000rg@midwest.social 4 points 16 hours ago

Someone remind me, what's the first chapter in On Tyranny?

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago

Let's not get carried away. The scope of the comment is pretty narrow if you read it closely. This is one member of a 5-person board that also includes Tim Berners-Lee. The foundation structure is also a protection against abuses.

[-] ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 87 points 1 day ago

Yes you are right, and no you are not. It is concerning and something to stay vigilent about in the upcoming times.

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[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 72 points 1 day ago

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, and that applies to tech. I pay for Proton and this is disappointing af but not shocking. Corporations and wannabe billionaires always fold to fascism.

Gonna start looking around at alternative email services to consider but I use my Proton email everywhere, so switching away is going to suck.

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