Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new "king"
No one going to comment the Trump absolutely did not write that? Read it; completely coherent, proper English, all that.
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Not one all caps word. No fuckin way he wrote that.
Well... The word "FAIRLY" was written in all caps.
Was considering them, now I'm not. I'll keep using mullvad.
Aiming to be "the lesser of two evils" just means people who don't have the exact same values as the party occasionally reaching a different conclusion...
It wouldnt be an issue if the goal was a "good" candidate, it's only when the goal is "slightly better by the bare minimum"
Makes me feel a lot less confident about having a protonmail account. Best alternatives for privacy?
Perhaps riseup if youre an anarchist or posteo if youre willing to pay a low fee?
I use posteo myself. Its alright and reliable. Would try Riseup (kinda got political) but idk anyone to ask for an invite code
Tuta?
Enshittifying
How?
They give you poorly disguised ads that you can't unsubscribe from in the form of a "news letter". These appear as emails in your inbox with special styling that sticks out. They've recently started pushing new features in the Calendar that you need to be the higher paying tier to use, but they still have special styling to make them stand out. If you try to use them, you get a huge popup saying you need to upgrade. They've been removing features from the lower tiers and demand you upgrade to keep using it.
Every time I open my inbox, I got a new notification about either upgrading to a paid tier, or the exact same thing but disguised as a feature announcement.
If you're looking for a new home, Disroot has free email services with a one-time payment if you want a custom domain attached. I'm just giving them the money I used to give Tuta every month. I don't want to sound like a shill, so I'll keep it short: I believe in Disroot far more than I ever did Tuta because Tuta was a business and Disroot is a movement. Disroot isn't in a position where a fat cat investor is gonna start squeezing them for a return. Their last finance report also looked pretty good.
I'm tempted, but Disroot has two things that will probably keep me away, unfortunately.
- Email is stored unencrypted on their servers
- The site is associated with political activism
There are technical reasons for #1 being true (and ultimately, even if they encrypted the email, I would have to trust them anyway) but this opens extra venues for exploitation. Coupled with #2, the site may be targeted by activist groups who don't like the politics associated with them, or participants on the service might be automatically associated with it. Personally, either of these issues on their own tends to be enough for me to avoid a service. I respect Disroot but it's probably not for me.
Best? Hosting an encrypted email server in your own house. As a service, mailfence seems to be a decent alternative
Can you elaborate on what software or solution would allow someone to host an encrypted email server? Would outgoing messages be encrypted or just encrypted at rest? What about if you also had your family member on the same setup and you wrote to each other, would it be encrypted?
Keep in mind this is only one of five board members of the Non-Profit that owns Proton AG
still not a good look when your selling point was being outside of 5/9/14 eyes and you're cozying up to the government of objectively the worst country, privacywise
Still a decision maker and able to convince other members though.
Yikes. I was just about to shell out for Proton VPN, but now I won’t.
I would suggest Mullvad as a trustworthy alternative.
I too can vouch for Mullvad, excellent service and privacy
ugh, gross. i just signed up for a month to try and get away from google and the rest of the us companies bending the knee. how to trust proton that they won't give up your data the second trump asks now? time to get a refund and put it toward infomaniak sigh
Proton better shut this dude up as I really don't want to find a new platform :|
bad news, Proton’s official reddit account doubled-down on it as a company position (edit: but it was also him too)
I guess Andy or the proton social media team has started using the corporate bluesky account to discuss it now.
interesting that it's deleted now
anyone got a screenshot?
Wow they really need to get in check. I do have the screenshots
Hilarious, talks about corporate Dems yet is supporting corporate Republicans. Elon Musk is arguably the face of big tech and so acting like Trump is going to 'do something' to big tech is also delusional. Big tech has already gotten out the checkbooks and kissed the ring down in Florida.
Thiel, Musk, Zuck, and Bezos among others.
It's beyond parody that you'd pretend Republicans aren't owned by corporate and tech interests, I quite frankly don't believe he believes it.
ugh gross they think trump, who has big tech ceos lining up at his door, or the republicans, who want to kill encryption and vpn accesses are going to tackle big tech? welp time to get a refund.
We didn't get what we wanted so we choose evil.
Never used em but i feel for people who did.
I just dislike that they had to take a political stance at all. Companies and celebrities should stay out of politics and focus on what they're good at/known for.
Don't agree completely. Celebrities are people too, they can use their voice to do good and activate people with regards to politics. Kinda cruel to just say "focus on what you're known for, which is a pretty face. I don't care about anything else that makes you human"
Their reach means they should shut up when it comes to things they have no credibility in. I don't want a physics professor giving their opinion on RNA vaccines in their class just like I don't want the singer for a major band giving their opinion on politics.
I understand concern about scientific concepts, but who in your mind has the authority to talk about politics? IMO everyone should have freedom to talk about it, because when it comes to politics no one really is an "expert".
I'm talking about Musicians playing music, actors acting, sports people playing sports, etc. stick to what they're good at and known for, not a pretty face.
I'm reminded of someone making a comment just like this to Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine....
One: When you pick up a guitar, you don’t put down your First Amendment rights.
Two: When people tell you to shut up and play guitar or complain that artists are speaking out – it’s only because they disagree with what you’re saying. That’s not complicated.
I'd also note that quite a bit of the music out there, throughout history, has been political.
I'd also point out that by your own position on this, you too should stfu about politics.
Same deal. Just because they make music you like, doesn't mean that's all there is to them. Musicians, actors, athletes are also individuals with experiences and perspectives that can inspire or activate positive change. Sure, their main talent might be what they’re famous for, but that doesn’t mean their opinions on important matters are invalid. Dismissing their voices entirely just because they have a certain job is a dumb idea.
I am suddenly reminded of the words "shut up and sing".