(the link is not paid for, nor does it go to, McAfee, it's malware)
Can't wait to fully migrate to Proton.
this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
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Unfortunately, just like any private company, it can be bought or sold or just have new owners after the old ones die.
As a company, those great things they do for consumers can change on a whim, especially with new management and sudden need for revenue.
I mean, I remember people saying similar things about Gmail when it was invite only and had 1gb of storage. "It's the best, why would you use anything else?"
All this time later, not feeling those same things so much, you know?
Proton’s services have been fully open source and regularly audited for years now. Until an audit reveals something or they start locking things down, they are a great option. You shouldn’t refuse to use a service because they might change their mind one day. Unless you expect everyone to roll their own everything.
Gmail was never open source. It was just very ahead of its time with its integrations/offerings.
Sadly, when it comes to privacy, yes you should. Because privacy today does not equal privacy tomorrow. You can't magic all your data out of their systems if things change. That's the issue. I can take their privacy promises today, but if those promises can be changed on a whim by new owners... what good is that privacy promise? It isn't.
Proton sells privacy. A privacy that can be rescinded.
I know it's kind of an elitist attitude, but yeah, I fucking do. If they're really concerned about their privacy.
Ed Snowden didn't roll up to Glenn Greenwald and go "Yeah, just use any off-the-shelf messaging service that says its private." No, he made Greenwald roll up his own.
@SnotFlickerman where's your Lemmy instance
Don’t bother he’s a troll