cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25445621
How did the transition go? Do you like the new service(s) so far?
I think leaving would be an over reaction.
Edit: I hope all of you downvoters don’t use WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google Search, Android, iOS, Amazon, etc, etc. Otherwise, you’re a bunch of hypocrites. Every single major tech CEO gave Trump $1 million and SAT at his inauguration.
Eh if quitting or stopping use of products and services required perfect circumstances then nothing would be quit, and you might as well be saying nobody should do anything because of being labeled a hypocrite. Pretty much the same as arguing stanchly for apathy and inaction.
Realistically though people cut what they can if a decent substitute presents itself. So when those rare opportunities come I say take it and quit products you might have issue with. Real life doesn’t often present perfect gift wrapped hypocrite free opportunities, so if there’s an exit take it. Better than inaction because of the hypocrite label dictating you doing nothing. A tiny step is better than none.
They did do some damage control. But it was a pretty terrible thing for the CEO to say.
But he’s practically a nazi! He basically killed six million Jews! How could you support him?
Wait, you must be a nazi too!
Nobody says that, don’t be an idiot
I’ll be as much of an idiot as I want, thank you very much.
I also left my plan, even refunded the amount, since my renewal was set on January 1st.
Main reason I used Proton was their VPN, especially their wide range of servers and countries helped me. But now I don’t need that many individual country servers anymore, so I settled to Mullvad, mainly because their prices are very competitive and they are considered “trusted” (even though I kinda miss port forwarding, I’d rather not have it, than trust in AirVPN or other smaller services).
I used their mail for a little while, so migration was rather simple. I currently test out Posteo, when I am happy with them, I might stick to them.
Same with Drive, I didn’t use them, mainly because they do not have proper Linux support (no, rclone isn’t sufficient).
Thankfully I didn’t use them as my password manager (and definitely not as a crypto wallet service) :D
I’m backing stuff up and waiting to see how this plays out until March before deciding. The only reason I didn’t immediately quit is because it’s just one board member and he’s not American, so I’m leaving towards him not understanding how bad things were getting. It was also before the Musk Nazi salute so he gets that tiny benefit of the doubt. Still, it was insanely dumb what he did, and did erode a lot of trust in Proton.
Unfortunately stuck with them for VPN (don’t use any other service from them) . Lꝏking for alternatives with port forwarding . Welcome to hear suggestions
I’ve been using AirVPN for the past few years and don’t have any complaints.
It is around $5/mo and offers port forwarding.
I canceled the night of and moved to a combination of Mailbox and Tuta (trying to diversify a little). I also provided a colorful reason for terminating to make sure they knew exactly why.
So far they each have their quirks, but overall I like them. I also set up two domains for email so that the next switch won’t be as jarring (since I can just keep using the domain addresses).
I already used Mullvad for VPN, so that was a non-issue.
No. I’m tired of making my life inconvenient the moment someone says something stupid.
I still like and trust Proton and won’t be switching. They’ve built up enough good will. Hopefully they don’t keep burning through it though. I’m still sour over the lack of feature parity, linux support, reliance on Google for notifications, etc.
I feel exactly the same as you. They’ve built up enough trust and goodwill throughout the years that I am willing to let this misstep slide.
The lack of linux support is a pain, but I kinda see their argument for prioritizing windows and mac right now…
I left and canceled my plan. No alternative yet as I was migrating from Google.
I am still with proton since the owners being pricks doesn’t change the reasons why I like them for my email: They have made it clear what they will and won’t give to authorities and I can act accordingly.
That said, I did look into going mullivad+tuta but decided against it. Since tuta requires you to use their desktop client if you want an “offline” copy of their emails and that just seems like a mess when they inevitably do something shitty and I need to wait for “support” to get back to me for why I can’t download my emails and go elsewhere. Whereas I can just keep the bridge running and open thunderbird every week or two with proton.
No. Because changing email providers is a royal pain in the ass. Changed from Google to Ctemplar and from that to proton a year later after ctemplar went down.
I am not going to use smaller email providers because of that experience, and proton still seems to be the best of both worlds.
I absolutely hate that i am supporting a CEO like that with my money but I’m not in the mood to migrate anytime soon. Took me more than a whole weekend last time.It’s worth noting Proton’s email export tool (marketed as backup & restore) is pretty decent. This Python script can sort them by folders & labels too
That’s good to know. My main gripe is that changing the email address for every service is so tiring. I’ve got >200 accounts in my password manager I’d need to change the mail address in, and from previous experience i know that the complicity of this can range from “just go to the settings” over “message the moderators” to “you just can’t”.
It’s shocking how complicated it can be.I hear ya. That’s why everyone says to use your own domain. Then when you change providers it’s just an update to your domain instead of all your accounts
No. Because for some stupid reason, my bank will only accept a proton mail address.
You know what would be really great? If Thunderbird actually had its own email service (@thunderbird.net) and not just a client. When they were switching K9 Mail over to Thunderbird mobile, it seemed like there might have been the slightest hint on their blog that they were at least considering it (or maybe I dreamed it). Might be a good source of income for Mozilla too…🤔
I’ve got Keepass for password manager and Mullvad for VPN, and both have worked out really well for me so far. What I haven’t been able to find is a good alternative to Proton Drive. For aliases I use Firefox Relay.
Tresorit is a bit pricey but very privacy focused and based in Switzerland.
I am currently still using their stuff since my husband and I just purchased a longer subscription as a bulk purchase, but we will not be renewing and I am actively researching alternatives for the VPN and emails.
The emails is the more difficult part for me, because everyone suggests hosting your own on your own domain, but to me that just seems like a great way to have any site you tie your email to to be directly linked to your house. Unless I am massively misunderstanding how that would work, in which case any resources would be greatly appreciated.
You don’t have to self-host email (which is a pain) with a custom domain. Most of the providers will let you point your domain’s email at their servers, with a few DNS entries. The major (IMO) benefit of that is that your email address is decoupled from your email provider, so changing providers in the future doesn’t require you to tell all your contacts.
Thank you! This helps, and while it doesn’t solve the issue of the @ being recognizable, it does solve a lot of issues.
You would need to register your domain with someone who offers privacy from Whois lookups (they all should). Your contact information will be discoverable with a subpoena. A mail relay like Duck or Firefox would be an additional layer of anonymity but idk how they will respond to law enforcement
PSA on the topic of WHOIS. Avoid
.usdomains. These by law can’t be hidden from WHOIS lookups.I’d probably just do Tuta mail if you need anon/private email
Mullvad VPN has worked well for me.
