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Proton CEO embraces Trump for "standing up for the little guys" (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by 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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[+] 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I think the big difference is what the companies stand for.

    If the CEO of The Anti-Spyware Company comes out in support of Spyware, is that not significantly worse than the CEO of The Spyware Company doing the same?

    I supported The Anti-Spyware companies because of what they believed in. Now that is in question.

    FWIW I don't use Proton but switching to it was in my 2025 plans. Not so sure about that anymore..

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Good to know, I was just going off what OP said

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    FYI, that user is incorrect. Yen is both the founder and CEO of Proton.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the update! I guess I shouldn't have taken him at his screenshot

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    All right then replace support of Spyware with "praise for The Spyware Company"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Spyware was just an example? Proton is all about privacy and this board member is saying good things about a guy who doesn't think us peasants should have any.

    I agree that this isn't the worst thing to ever happen. But I also agree with the people saying he shouldn't have said anything.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I am good with computers but not good enough to roll my own entire email/calendar/cloud storage system

    NextCloud is almost an "out of the box" experience for all of these.

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