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Proton CEO embraces Trump for "standing up for the little guys" (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ShotDonkey@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] dan00@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Andy is sad that he didn’t taste that sweet sweet cheeseburger and diet coke cock.

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

I'm not going to switch away from them just yet... But I am going to start using an address with my own domain. My only regret is not doing this from the beginning.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months 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.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Pop goes the weasel

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Link to the source.

Please dont post screenshots of text. Link to the source

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[–] zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Did he (the CEO) really need to do this? 🍄's probably never even heard of Proton. The transition for me from Tuta to Proton was long and rough, so I'm not prepared to jump ship just yet and really hope I won't have to.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

It's almost understandable to bend the knee in the hopes of avoiding the coming purges, but this goes well beyond just seeking corporate survival. Genuinely disgusting. It looks like the way forward for Proton will be lit by the bridges they're burning.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh damn. I was hoping proton had another good 20 years before some limp-dick ceo started with this shit.

I guess that makes tuta the company to beat?

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[–] silentjohn@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago

The entirety of the tech space is basically mask off fascist Trump/Musk simps

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Nothing good is allowed to happen ever again.

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