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submitted 3 months ago by AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

For context, in my password manager I had tried formatting some of my entrees so that it would contain the usual username and password, but instead of creating whole new entrees for the security questions for the same account, I just added additional fields in the same entree in order to keep things a little more tidy.

I was not expecting that doing so would result in later being shaken down by Proton to pay even more money just to access the same few bytes of fucking text I had trusted them with. This is sleazy as fuck and I am dropping these idiots entirely.

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[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

I don't think that's where entrees go.

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[-] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago

Because a bunch of dementia patients started leaving 1 star review as they kept on forgetting their passwords

[-] babyfarmer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Have you considered upgrading to Proton Lux™?

[-] Fokeu@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Use keepassXC instead. You don't need any kind of cloud for a password manager. Keepass database can by synchronized between devices with syncthing. Safer and free forever

[-] Catfish@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 months ago

That's crazy it's basically ransomware

[-] 0xtero@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

being shaken down by Proton to pay even more money

Obviously you're free to do as you please and its not an airport, you don't have to announce your departure. But there's no such thing as free service. Posting angry tirades seems counter productive.

I'd recommend self-hosting. Then you don't have to worry about privacy, getting data hijacked or getting ripped off by sudden cost increases.

[-] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 7 points 3 months ago

There's no "there's no such thing as free service", and there's "we are going to hold your data hostage until you pay". This is the second, and unless they give you a way to export the fields, it's a violation of GDPR article 20.

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[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago

Nothing is free, but there are proper ways to sell open-source and still respect user freedom. Proton's model is no different than Ubuntu's or Google's model. It's a grift.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

For the password and passkeys manager I went with a selfhosted solution: AliasVault on an VPS and it's really great! If you have a domain name you can have unlimited aliases with it's built in email server (with a subdomain and for receiving email only so you don't have to worry about being blacklisted)

The installation script is making everything for you, even fetching the TLS certificate from "let's encrypt"

There's Android and iOs support as well as add-ons for most browsers

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 months ago

I'm going to go with Keepass and Syncthing.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Answer for all

"yourmom"

[-] Ravenlord@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Try 2FAS (Auth and Pass): https://2fas.com/ This is a great service!

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