Proton have always reaked. Given some real nordvpn pia vibes. My hot take is: Mailbox.org Filen Mullvad Run containerised cloned vms and burn after use.
Comment on Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
Quite damning of Proton, but unfortunately isn’t too surprising after the CEO’s pro-trump comments.
I would say they have proven themselves untrustworthy and mostly concerned with profit-seeking, and would suggest moving to alternatives if you use their services.
Mullvad is a solid VPN (Tor is better), and Posteo, Tuta, or Disroot are good email providers (don’t use email for anything sensitive, private providers only give protection against survailence capitalism).
Funky_Beak@lemmy.sdf.org 19 hours ago
UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
No port forward with mullvad
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
It’s not that dire, unless you love seeding torrents and you encounter other peers that don’t have port forwarding either, or you are hosting something.
shifty@leminal.space 18 hours ago
Their recruitment practices are also profit-seeking. Job applications require your salary expectations and they don’t post their salary range.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
What pro trump statements?
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 17 hours ago
This article shows what happened: techstory.in/proton-mail-faces-backlash-over-clai…
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 16 hours ago
Does no one read beyond the headline any more?
“10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned.”
This statement quickly went viral, leading to further controversy when Proton’s official Reddit account reinforced Yen’s sentiment. The now-deleted post suggested that Republicans were more inclined to take on Big Tech monopolies than corporate-aligned Democrats. However, within hours, Proton removed all traces of these remarks from its social media platforms.
Despite claiming political neutrality, Proton later issued a statement reiterating its support for stronger antitrust measures, particularly against Big Tech. The company noted that regardless of broader political views on the Republican platform, the appointment of Gail Slater as head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division under Donald Trump was a positive step.
Proton further argued that major tech companies were attempting to align with Trump because his administration posed an “unprecedented challenge to their monopolistic dominance.” This statement only fueled concerns that Proton was leaning politically despite its claims of neutrality.
Looks to me like the CEO is not aligning with the orange, but rather with the choice of a department head, in particular one that’s supposed to fight big tech monopolies at the DoJ. We have yet to see how effective this choice will be though, with all the ass kissers at the felon’s dining table.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 16 hours ago
This praise is, itself, ass-kissing the orange, likely in the hopes of getting in the good graces of the administration.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 19 hours ago
There aren’t many VPN providers that have port forwarding and allow P2P. Proton is about the only choice if you want to seed.
theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours ago
Air VPN has port forwarding, been using them for years.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
Unless something has changed, I believe Windscribe also allows port forwarding.
AirVPN does as well, but as they are based in Italy, I think they may have to comply with the new Italian VPN anti-piracy law enacted there.
goatinspace@feddit.org 18 hours ago
Windscribe quality declined
hisao@ani.social 18 hours ago
Early this month my Proton subscription ended. Instead of paying for one year more I decided to rent a VPS for 20$ per year (my Proton subscription costs 80$ per year now). It took 4 hours to setup wireguard server, configure port forwarding and update my clientside stuff accordingly. So far I’ve transferred 1.7 TB of data through this VPS (in a bit less than 2 weeks). It might be slightly slower than some Proton VPN servers, but it’s still very fast and decent enough for me. It’s easier than it seems and you get much lower prices, decent speeds, and more flexibility. You need to be a bit careful with VPS selection though: country where it’s hosted, their bandwidth and hardware.
AndiHutch@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
Do you mind sharing what company and country you when with for the VPS and why?
hisao@ani.social 13 hours ago
I think it would be enough to say that I looked for a server with a good bandwidth in torrent-neutral countries not too far away from me.
Plenty of good deals here: lowendtalk.com/categories/offers