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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by MoosePKL@lemmy.zip to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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Privacy/encryption is a top priority

Large Gmail archive needs migrating over. If possible, I'd need to receive emails sent to my Gmail account (even if I can't answer them from that Google email adress).

I recently switched from Gmail to Proton but I'm already looking to switch again.

I just want a mailbox that's safe and nice. Much like Ente really. I tried Tuta because they are "friends" but I only saw negative feedback...

EDIT: I choose mailbox.org!

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[–] Steve@communick.news 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (22 children)

They don't support Rump.
During his first term, Protons president said one specific thing Rump did isn't automatically terrible for everyone, it may help Proton and other small online providers. And he was right at the time. That's as close as anyone at Proton ever got to saying anything nice about Rump.

Proton realy is the best you'll find out there. None of the others are very close yet.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

That's untrue: they said far more. It's really strange to me how Proton defenders never show you their official statement. Here is one (emphasis mine):

Here is our official response, also available on the Mastodon post in the screenshot:

Corporate capture of Dems is real. In 2022, we campaigned extensively in the US for anti-trust legislation.

Two bills were ready, with bipartisan support. Chuck Schumer (who coincidently has two daughters working as big tech lobbyists) refused to bring the bills for a vote.

At a 2024 event covering antitrust remedies, out of all the invited senators, just a single one showed up - JD Vance.

By working on the front lines of many policy issues, we have seen the shift between Dems and Republicans over the past decade first hand.

Dems had a choice between the progressive wing (Bernie Sanders, etc), versus corporate Dems, but in the end money won and constituents lost.

Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.

[–] godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.

Sounds like woefully ignorant cope. They're a terrorist death cult.

The rest is arguably correct, establishment Dems serve their donors more than their constituents. I don't necessarily blame someone for seeing legislation he supported shot down by the establishment and then switching sides. It's a baby-brain move, but that's what most uneducated Americans do unfortunately.

Case in point, in terms of privacy, the Dems Project 2029 is out and their first policy...is Digital ID and age verification. Which is effectively lifted from Project 2025. KOSA has bipartisan support. Probably because Meta and others are dumping tons into lobbying both sides but 🤷‍♂️

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/government-surveillance/democrats-pick-up-the-global-digital-id-agenda-in-project-2029

I'd rank the Mullvad founder bankrolling a far right party, who is now saying they have enough funding to put up candidates, and who literally say they will walk over corpses to ethnically cleanse Sweden, a bit higher on the scale.

https://lemmy.zip/comment/27455991

[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The cope is the most important part. They aren't criticizing Democrats in a vacuum, they're doing it to say JD Vance, the Trump administration, and (in the post that sparked this) Donald Trump and his corporate captured Republican judge are all good.

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