Basically, Yen did an interview for Watson (a Swedish magazine) where he talked about the government encroaching on encryption. He got political when he started talking about how all of the Swedish government officials were useless bureaucrats, and praised the US government’s methods instead.
Andy used proton’s official accounts to voice his political stances for the regime. They have since retracted the statement but it’s still worrying to say the least and something to keep an eye on if you use their services.
I’ve been using them for years and don’t think it’s quite time to jump ship because it is the best option for me, but I’m keeping a close eye to see if it worsens and starts affecting the company in a negative manner.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
proton did it to themselves by embracing the us and their fascist leader.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
And the CEO just did it again, because apparently it wasn’t enough backlash the first time.
thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 4 weeks ago
Oh lord, what now ?
Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Source?
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
It’s in Swedish, but here’s a link:
www.watson.ch/fr/!884988581
Basically, Yen did an interview for Watson (a Swedish magazine) where he talked about the government encroaching on encryption. He got political when he started talking about how all of the Swedish government officials were useless bureaucrats, and praised the US government’s methods instead.
glitchdx@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
and yet all those “use eu tech” charts always recommend proton products
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
It’s weird. It’s like there’s some kind of paid advertising campaign using bots who are never seen outside of shilling their company for some reason.
vimmiewimmie@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Yoowut, link?
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
I assume that’s the VPN proton and not the linux compatibility layer proton, right?
StickyPickle@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Correct proton.me email/VPN/drive’s CEO Andy Yen
xcancel.com/andyyen/status/1864436449942110660
techstory.in/proton-mail-faces-backlash-over-clai…
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42837181
Andy used proton’s official accounts to voice his political stances for the regime. They have since retracted the statement but it’s still worrying to say the least and something to keep an eye on if you use their services.
I’ve been using them for years and don’t think it’s quite time to jump ship because it is the best option for me, but I’m keeping a close eye to see if it worsens and starts affecting the company in a negative manner.