Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new “king”

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 days ago

    No one going to comment the Trump absolutely did not write that? Read it; completely coherent, proper English, all that.

    • rikonium@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      21 days ago

      bad news, Proton’s official reddit account doubled-down on it as a company position (edit: but it was also him too)

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    21 days ago

    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

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Best? Hosting an encrypted email server in your own house. As a service, mailfence seems to be a decent alternative

      • irenesteam@mander.xyzEnglish
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        2 days ago

        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?

    • Killercat103@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      21 days ago

      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

          • drkt@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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            21 days ago

            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.

            • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
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              15 days ago

              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.

              • drkt@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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                15 days ago

                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.

                • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
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                  15 days ago

                  I’m tempted, but Disroot has two things that will probably keep me away, unfortunately.

                  1. Email is stored unencrypted on their servers
                  2. 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.

      • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        21 days ago

        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

  • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    22 days ago

    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.

    • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      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”

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        22 days ago

        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.

        • takeda@lemm.eeEnglish
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          21 days ago

          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”.

      • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        22 days ago

        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.

        • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          21 days ago

          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.

        • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          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.

        • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          21 days ago

          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.

        • ansiz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          21 days ago

          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.

          • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
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            21 days ago

            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.